Go Away Stowaway
{{short description|1967 animated short}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Go Away Stowaway
| image =
| caption =
| director = Alex Lovy
| producer = William L. Hendricks (unc.)
| writer =
| story = Cal Howard
| editing = Hal Geer
| animator = Volus Jones
LaVerne Harding
Ted Bonnicksen
Ed Solomon
| layout_artist = David Hanan
Lin Larsen
| background_artist = Bob Abrams
| starring = Mel Blanc
| music = William Lava
| cinematography =
| studio = Warner Bros.-Seven Arts Animation
| distributor = Warner Bros.-Seven Arts
The Vitaphone Corporation
| released = {{Film date|1967|09|30}}
| color_process = Technicolor
| runtime = 6 minutes
| country =
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
Go Away Stowaway is a 1967 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Alex Lovy.{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=362}} The short was released on September 30, 1967, and stars Daffy Duck and Speedy Gonzales.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/60/mode/2up |pages=60–62}}
This marks Daffy and Speedy's final appearances in the Merrie Melodies series.
Plot
Daffy, tired of Speedy's singing and antics, decides to take a vacation (prompted by Speedy making him believe it's winter) from the mouse. However, unbeknownst to him, the mouse has stowed away in his luggage.
Speedy reveals himself once they are on a cruise liner, and Daffy quickly tries to get rid of him, but is tricked into the ocean, narrowly avoiding becoming shark bait. He decides to stay in his cabin, but Speedy again tricks him and gets his lunch. Thoroughly annoyed, Daffy attempts to fool Speedy into jumping overboard by pulling the emergency whistle, but instead is himself fooled into jumping ship.
Finally, Daffy drops the anchor as Speedy runs past, missing and sinking the cruise ship. Speedy resumes singing atop Daffy's stomach, who is forced to save them both.
Notes
This cartoon makes use of some Hanna-Barbera sound effects. This was the final Warner Bros. cartoon to use the original "Abstract WB" titles that have been in regular use since 1964. Beginning with the following cartoon, Cool Cat, the title sequences are revised to feature the Warner Bros.-Seven Arts logo.
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0061716}}
{{Daffy Duck in animation}}
{{Speedy Gonzales in animation}}
Category:Merrie Melodies short films
Category:Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films
Category:Films scored by William Lava
Category:Speedy Gonzales films
Category:Animated films about mice
Category:Films about stowaways
Category:Films directed by Alex Lovy
Category:1960s Warner Bros. animated short films
Category:1960s English-language films
Category:English-language short films
Category:1967 animated short films
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