A Fractured Leghorn
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | September 16, 1950 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Animation | Rod Scribner Phil DeLara J.C. Melendez Charles McKimson |
| Director(s) | Robert McKimson |
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A Fractured Leghorn is the three hundred and twenty-fourth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on September 16, 1950. It was written by Warren Foster, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Robert McKimson.
A black cat needs a worm to catch some fish, and Foghorn Leghorn wants a worm for a snack. But the worm itself just wants to be left alone.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Foghorn: What's the big, I SAY, what's the big idea chasin' my worm? You're a cat, son. Cat's don't eat worms. You're takin' the food right outta my mouth! I don't go around chasin' mice! Stand up boy, you're trippin' over your own feet...
Foghorn: There's nothin' worse than a blabbermouth cat.
Foghorn: What kept, I say, what kept ya, son? I can't hold my breath forever! I'm not a fish! I gotta breathe air; my lungs crave air! you've got to think of things like that, boy... (gargles while his head is on a horse trough) little consideration for me... Laying down again. I don't want to be hoggish about this, so I'll tell you what, let's divide the worm!
Barnyard Cat: AHHHHHHHH, SHADDAP!
Characters
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Locations
- Earth
- United States
- Farmyard
- Fish pool
- United States
Objects
- Fishing rod
- Can of tomatoes
- Bucket
- Ladder
- Telescope
- Electric fan
- Sail wheel
- Big paintbrush with green paint
- Metal pipe
- Axe
- Wooden pole
- Air pump and rubber hose
- Garden rake
- Pistol
- Drinking trough
- Chopping block
- Red crayon
Vehicles
- Tractor
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
It also contains the following cues:
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 16, 1950 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a pun on "a fractured leg." You're welcome.
- This is the first Foghorn Leghorn short to not feature either Barnyard Dawg or Henery Hawk.
- This is one of the very few Foghorn Leghorn cartoons produced after Henhouse Henery not to incorporate Foghorn's signature theme song "Camptown Races", regardless in the form of either instrumental or being sung out loud by Foghorn himself into the cartoon at all. Other examples include Of Rice and Hen and Banty Raids.
- This was the first of four shorts where Manuel Perez animates for Robert McKimson, with the last one being Dog Collared.
Legacy
- Foghorn would have a few more shorts that has him as a solo character: Raw! Raw! Rooster!, The Dixie Fryer and The Slick Chick.
- The title card of this short was referenced in the Looney Tunes Cartoons episodes "Weaselin’ In!" and "Feather of the Bride," during the "Foghorn Leghorn In..." introduction card.
Home availability
- In the United States:
- May 30, 2023: Warner Archive Collection releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 on Blu-ray.
