The Ducktators (1942, sound)

Description: Content warning: contains harmful ethnic and cultural stereotypes.


"A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II." (www.themoviedb.org/movie/166610-the-ducktators?language=en-US)


Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.


Subjects: 1940s, World War II, Racism


Tags: Nazism; Hitler; WWII; Mussolini: Looney Tunes; axis powers; Hirohito; satire; ethnic stereotypes; cartoons; animation; World War II


Film Sponsor:


Creator: Norman McCabe, Warner Bros, Leon Schlesinger Productions


Credits: Supervision: Norman McCabe

Story by Melvin Millar

Animation: John Carey

Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling

MPPDA Approved Certificate 8297


Distributor: Seven Arts Associated Corp.


Contributor: Prelinger Archives


Source Collection: David Webb Peoples Collection


Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive


Production Date:


Release Date: 1942


Geographical Location: USA


Genre/Form: animation, short


Language: eng


Rights: Public domain.


title on print: "Copyright MXMXLII by SUNSET PRODUCTIONS, Inc." j.miko 5/7/2024


Film Format: 16mm film


Element: release print, positive


Color: b&w


Color Process:


Sound or Silent: sound


Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area


Edge Code: plus square


Frame Rate: 24 fps


Length (feet): 251


Complete catalog record
Description: Content warning: contains harmful ethnic and cultural stereotypes.

"A wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II." (www.themoviedb.org/movie/166610-the-ducktators?language=en-US)

Reuse Statement: For information on reusing Prelinger Archives footage and obtaining written usage agreements, please visit www.prelinger.com.

Subjects: 1940s, World War II, Racism

Tags: Nazism; Hitler; WWII; Mussolini: Looney Tunes; axis powers; Hirohito; satire; ethnic stereotypes; cartoons; animation; World War II

Film Sponsor:

Creator: Norman McCabe, Warner Bros, Leon Schlesinger Productions

Credits: Supervision: Norman McCabe
Story by Melvin Millar
Animation: John Carey
Musical Direction: Carl W. Stalling
MPPDA Approved Certificate 8297

Distributor: Seven Arts Associated Corp.

Contributor: Prelinger Archives

Source Collection: David Webb Peoples Collection

Digitizing Sponsor: Filecoin Foundation for the Decentralized Web (FFDW) and Internet Archive

Production Date:

Release Date: 1942

Geographical Location: USA

Genre/Form: animation, short

Language: eng

Rights: Public domain.

title on print: "Copyright MXMXLII by SUNSET PRODUCTIONS, Inc." j.miko 5/7/2024

Film Format: 16mm film

Element: release print, positive

Color: b&w

Color Process:

Sound or Silent: sound

Film Soundtrack Type: optical, variable area

Edge Code: plus square

Frame Rate: 24 fps

Length (feet): 251
Transcription

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