Fish Fry (film)

Fish Fry is a 1944 Andy Panda cartoon directed by Shamus Culhane, and produced by Walter Lantz Productions. The plot centers around a street cats endless attempts to eat Andy's goldfish after ordering it from a pet shop. The cartoon was noticeable for being nominated for the 1944 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, but lost to Tom and Jerry's Mouse Trouble, produced by MGM.

Fish Fry
Directed byJames Culhane
Produced byWalter Lantz
Story byBen Hardaway
Milt Schaffer
StarringWalter Tetley
Lionel Stander
(both uncredited)
Music byMusical Direction:
Darrell Calker
Animation byVerne Harding
Emery Hawkins
Uncredited Animation:
Pat Matthews
Les Kline
Paul Smith
Dick Lundy
Milt Schaffer
Don Williams[1]
Layouts byArt Heineman
Backgrounds byPhilip DeGuard
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • June 19, 1944 (1944-06-19)[2]
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Andy Panda is fascinated by a cute little goldfish in a pet shop window, buys it, and starts to take it home. He's stalked by a mangy, hungry alley cat who tries to eat it. The big tomcat tries to get the baby fish by sneaking up and grabbing it, then by disguising himself as a thirst-crazed desert traveler dying for a drink of water, and finally, by crude by effective brute force. Andy's stuck in the middle of a guerrilla war between the ravenous cat and the goldfish. Guess who's more sadistic? In his haste, the cat loses the fish down the gutter, but retrieves it, only to lose it again. Andy catches the fish and is promptly chases back to the pet shop. The cat's ambush outside the shop is foiled by a big bulldog at Andy's side who disposes of the cat without lifting an eyebrow.

Availability

Notes
  • Production Number: D-6
  • The cartoon was provided by Academy Award.[3]
  • Andy Panda never speak in this cartoon, but with the exception for one line, "Poor little pussy cat", although he is off-screen.

References
  1. "Walter Lantz' "Fish Fry" (1944) -". cartoonresearch.com. 9 March 2016. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  2. "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia : 1944". www.intanibase.com. Retrieved 18 November 2020.
  3. DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Fish Fry (Walter Lantz Productions)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 18 November 2020.
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