Woody Woodpecker (1941 film)

Woody Woodpecker
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Directed byWalter Lantz (unc.)
Story byBen Hardaway
Jack Cosgriff
Produced byWalter Lantz
StarringMel Blanc
Margaret Hill-Talbot
Danny Webb
Ben Hardaway (all unc.)
Music byDarrell Calker
Animation byAlex Lovy
Ray Fahringer
Les Kline (unc.)
Laverne Harding (unc.)
Backgrounds byEd Kiechle (unc.)
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • July 7, 1941 (1941-07-07)
Running time
6:55
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Woody Woodpecker is the first animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 7, 1941, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures.

This is the second appearance of Woody Woodpecker; his debut was in an Andy Panda cartoon, Knock Knock.

The working title of this cartoon is 'Cracked Nut'.