| The Bashful Buzzard | |
|---|---|
 "Blue Ribbon" reissue title card for The Bashful Buzzard | |
| Directed by | Robert Clampett |
| Story by | Michael Sasanoff |
| Starring |
Mel Blanc Kent Rogers (uncredited) Sara Berner (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert McKimson |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 6:42 |
| Language | English |
The Bashful Buzzard is a 7-minute animated cartoon completed in 1944 and released on September 15, 1945. [1] [2] It is directed by Robert Clampett and is the second to feature the character Beaky Buzzard. [3] This is the last cartoon in which Kent Rogers performed voices, as he died in a training flight accident on July 9, 1944.
Plot
Beaky Buzzard's mother tasks him and his brothers with finding food. While his siblings cause chaos bringing back various creatures, Beaky only captures a baby bumblebee. On his journey home, he sings happily until a larger bee attacks him, causing him to crash near a dragon's lair. Mistaking the dragon's head for a small animal, Beaky picks a fight before realizing his mistake and fleeing.
Back home, his mother worries about his absence. When Beaky returns empty-handed, she scolds him. However, Beaky reveals he caught the dragon, who comically disputes being dinner.
References
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (1987). Of Mice And Magic: A History Of American Animated Cartoons (Revised ed.). New York, NY: Plume. p. 428. ISBN 0-452-25993-2.
- ^ Webb, Graham (2011). The Animated Film Encyclopedia: A Complete Guide to American Shorts, Features and Sequences 1900-1999 (2nd ed.). Jefferson, NC: McFarland. p. 34. ISBN 978-0-7864-4985-9.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 54. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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