The Ducktators
| The Ducktators | |
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| Looney Tunes series | |
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| Directed by | Norman McCabe |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc (uncredited) Michael Maltese (uncredited) John McLeish (uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | John Carey Cal Dalton (uncredited) Arthur Davis (uncredited) Izzy Ellis (uncredited) |
| Layouts by | David Hilberman (uncredited) |
| Studio | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The Ducktators is a Looney Tunes black and white cartoon that was produced by Leon Schlesinger Productions and was released in 1942 by Warner Bros.. Directed by Norman McCabe, the cartoon satirizes various events of World War II. The title is a pun on dictator.
The cartoon takes place on a farm, beginning with a few ducks, geese and chickens being shown. After a brief few moments, two ducks (who are expecting a duckling) go over to their unusually black-colored egg as it starts to hatch. Once the egg has hatched, a duckling with an Adolf Hitler appearance emerges and yells "Sieg Heil!" while giving the Nazi salute.
After time passes, the baby Hitler duck grows into adulthood, holding aggressive speeches toward other ducks and geese. One goose, representing Benito Mussolini, agrees with him and gives the Nazi salute. Afterward, a postcard from The Management of the Theatre that says "We wish to apologize to the NICE DUCKS and GEESE who may be in the audience" is shown. The Hitler duck then gathers up a group of soldiers to join him in his own Axis Powers Army, including a Daffy Duck-like character (but talks like Foghorn Leghorn), who claims to be from South Germany (This may be a reference to Rommel as he was also from South Germany and spoke with an accent but is most likely a racist joke since the duck is black and speaks with an African American accent, also the South Germany line can relate to how African Americans were a huge demographic in the Southern United States at time). The Mussolini goose then delivers a speech to the only listener: a little chick who had been forced to stay and applaud. After these happenings, storm troopers are sent marching across the area, while the Dove of Peace (possibly representing Franklin Roosevelt), grieves at what is happening ("Have they forgot? 'Tis love that's right, and naught is gained by show of might.").
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