The Dizzy Acrobat

The Dizzy Acrobat is the eighth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on May 21, 1943, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.[1]

The Dizzy Acrobat
Directed byAlex Lovy
Produced byWalter Lantz
Story byBen Hardaway
Milt Schaffer
StarringKent Rogers
Music byDarrell Calker
Animation byEmery Hawkins
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • May 21, 1943 (1943-05-21)
Running time
6' 40"
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Woody Woodpecker visits a traveling circus. He attempts to sneak into the big top but a caretaker kicks him out. He says that if Woody wants to see the show, he will have to water the elephant. Woody attaches the elephant to a water spout and attempts again to enter the tent.

The caretaker chases him around the circus and into the big top. He continues to try to catch Woody but finds himself caught in several circus performance contraptions, including a trapeze, a tightrope, a perch pole, a lion's cage and a bicycle.

Academy Award

This film was nominated for an Academy Award in 1943 for Best Short Subject, Cartoons. It lost to MGM's The Yankee Doodle Mouse, the first of seven Tom and Jerry cartoons to win this award. It was the fifth film from Walter Lantz to be nominated in this category.

Cultural references

  • Woody sings the popular children's tune "Animal Fair" at the start of the cartoon.
  • A sign indicates that the circus's Rubber Man is "Gone for the duration." This is a gag referencing the United States rationing of rubber during World War II.
  • While Woody is on the trapeze, a variation of Johann Strauss II's "Blue Danube Waltz" can be heard in the background score.

Notes

References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
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