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Strife with Father
Directed byRobert McKimson
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byEdward Selzer (uncredited)
StarringMel Blanc
Tedd Pierce (uncredited)
Marian Richman (uncredited)[1]
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byEmery Hawkins
Charles McKimson
Phil DeLara
Rod Scribner
J.C. Melendez
Layouts byCornett Wood
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processTechnicolor
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • April 1, 1950 (1950-04-01)
Running time
7:15
LanguageEnglish

Strife with Father is a 1950 Merrie Melodies animated film directed by Robert McKimson and starring voice actor Mel Blanc.[2] This is the fourth cartoon to feature Beaky Buzzard.[3]

Plot

A buzzard egg is mysteriously delivered to two sparrows, Gwendolyn and Monte. The "upper crusty" and very proper English Sparrows are not accustomed to having a repulsively ugly (and incredibly stupid) little bird about, but Gwendolyn convinces her husband that the baby bird will grow into a "beautiful swan". Unfortunately, as the narrator tells us, the little ugly bird grows into a very large ugly bird. Monte cannot even stand hearing the name of their "progeny", particularly when eating. But nonetheless, he takes Beaky out into the world to demonstrate the art of hunting for prey, such as barnyard fowl. Of course Beaky, being incredibly shy and inept, repeatedly causes many grievous injuries to Monte, and it is all Monte can do to salvage what little self-respect remains.

Availability

Strife with Father is available restored with its original titles on Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2.

References

  1. ^ Ohmart, Ben (2012). Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices. BearManor Media. p. 485. ISBN 978-1-5939-3788-1.
  2. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 209. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  3. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.