Woody Woodpecker "Solid Ivory" Cartoon, 1947
Scope and Contents
8mm silent, black and white animated film, #494 "Solid Ivory" Woody Woodpecker cartoon (Walter Lantz) by Castle Films.
Plot summary: Woody is shooting pool at a farm house when one of his pool balls rolls into a nearby henhouse. He takes the ball back but must battle with the hen who thinks the woodpecker is taking one of her eggs. Woody makes several attempts to get the ball back from the protective poultry finally disguising himself as a macho continental rooster whom the hen falls for causing Woody to retrieve his ball. But it doesn't last long. The hen gets wise prompting Woody to trip spilling all the hen's eggs all over himself and getting conked with his own pool ball!
Plot summary written by Matt Yorston, from www.imdb.com, accessed 5/3/2017
Dates
- 1947
Creator
- Lance, Walter (Creator, Person)
- Castle Films, inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Archives collection material is non-circulating, requires staff retrieval and is available for use by appointment in the reading room.
Extent
0.10 Cubic Feet (One reel in cardboard box) : Silent, black & white, 8mm film
56 Megabytes (.mp4 digital video file)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
8mm silent, black and white animated film
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Archives in 2017 by Ronda Frazier
Existence and Location of Copies
Digital version of film found on YouTube
- Animated films Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Woody Woodpecker (fictitious character) -- Animated films
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Jefferson County Archives Repository
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