A Peck o' Trouble (1953)

03/27/1953 (US) • Animation • 7m

Overview

Lazy Dodsworth the Cat wants to catch a woodpecker for his breakfast. The woodpecker has built its home inside the upper trunk of a very tall tree, and Dodsworth puts on a professor's cap, pretending to be a passive teacher of bird-catching and thereby deceive an eager-to-learn kitten into doing the perilous ascending of the tree to try to catch the woodpecker.

A Peck o' Trouble (1953)

03/27/1953 (US) • 7m

Animation

Overview

Lazy Dodsworth the Cat wants to catch a woodpecker for his breakfast. The woodpecker has built its home inside the upper trunk of a very tall tree, and Dodsworth puts on a professor's cap, pretending to be a passive teacher of bird-catching and thereby deceive an eager-to-learn kitten into doing the perilous ascending of the tree to try to catch the woodpecker.

Top Billed Cast

The Kitten (voice)

Sheldon Leonard

Dodsworth (voice)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

professor

nitroglycerin

cartoon cat

teacher student relationship

kitten

short film

cartoon woodpecker

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