New Year's Eve draws the short straw
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | New Year's Eve draws the short straw |
| Original title | Tweetie Pie |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1947 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Friz Freleng |
| script |
Michael Maltese , Tedd Pierce |
| production |
Edward Selzer for Warner Bros. |
| music | Carl W. Stalling |
Sylvester draws the short straw (original title: Tweetie Pie ; alternative title: Such a sweet birdie ) is an American animated short film by Friz Freleng from 1947.
action
The cat Sylvester , here called Thomas, chases the bird Tweety in the snow. Sylvester's mistress rescues Tweety from the cat's paws - Tweety is now accommodated in a bird cage that hangs from the ceiling.
Sylvester tries in vain to get to the bird cage. He stacks pieces of furniture on top of one another, but Tweety saws them off. The bird destroys metal furniture with a welding torch , cuts the power supply when Sylvester comes flying to the cage with a propeller and shouts loudly for help when the cat tries to get to the cage with a fishing rod. Each time Sylvester's mistress appears, beats the cat with a broom and finally locks him out.
Two further attempts to catch birds fail: Sylvester is singed when he tries to get back into the house via the chimney and a complicated construction, in which Tweety is supposed to be hit by a cannonball at the end, turns against him. Finally Sylvester tries to saw the cage holder and cage out of the ceiling. Instead, the entire ceiling falls to the floor and Sylvester, who fears further blows from his mistress, destroys the broom. Now Tweety beats him - with an iron shovel.
production
Sylvester's Eve came out on May 3, 1947 as part of the Warner Bros. animated film series Merrie Melodies in Technicolor in theaters. It was shown on ARD television under the title So einweeter Piepmatz .
synchronization
| role | Original speaker |
|---|---|
| Tweety | Mel Blanc |
| Thomas (= New Year's Eve) | Mel Blanc |
| Sylvester's mistress | Bea Benaderet |
Awards
Sylvester got the short straw in 1948 and won the Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ".
Web links
- Sylvester draws the short straw in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tweetie Pie at cartoonvergleich.blogspot.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.