What Makes Daffy Duck

What Makes Daffy Duck
Directed byArthur Davis
Story byLloyd Turner
William Scott
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byEmery Hawkins
J.C. Melendez
Basil Davidovich
Don Williams
Layouts byDon Smith
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color processCinecolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • February 14, 1948 (1948-02-14)
Running time
7 minutes
LanguageEnglish

What Makes Daffy Duck is a 1948 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Arthur Davis.[1] The cartoon was released on February 14, 1948, and stars Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd.[2]

The title is a play on Budd Schulberg's 1941 controversial novel What Makes Sammy Run?

Plot

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Daffy Duck finds himself in a perilous situation during duck hunting season and employs his cunning to outsmart both Elmer Fudd and a fox named Fortescue. Daffy tricks them into competing against each other for his capture, leading to comical mishaps. Despite several close encounters with danger, Daffy manages to turn the tables on both Elmer and the fox using clever schemes and manipulation.

In the chaos that ensues, Daffy orchestrates a series of events that pit Elmer and the fox against each other, ultimately leading to their confrontation. As they engage in a heated argument, a dog ranger arrives and changes the hunting seasons, causing Elmer to chase after the fox instead. Daffy, disguised as the dog ranger, watches the chaos unfold, amused by his own cleverness in manipulating his adversaries.

Home media

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All prints have the 1950 green Merrie Melodies ending title card.

References

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  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 182. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 70–72. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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