Daffy – The Commando
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| Daffy – The Commando | |
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| Production company | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | November 20, 1943 |
| Run time | 7:22 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music composed by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Animation | Ken Champin |
| Director(s) | I. Freleng |
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Daffy – The Commando is the one hundred and eighty-fifth Looney Tunes theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on November 20, 1943. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by Leon Schlesinger and directed by Friz Freleng.
Daffy lands in the middle of an enemy front line, where he constantly trades his chaotic wits to a German commander and his troops.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Von: Schultz!
Daffy: May I present you with this little token of our esteem?
Von: For me? Danke schoen. Danke schoen.
Daffy: Oh, uh, just a little going-away present... Well, see you around!
Von: Hello, Schultz, I want you to... Oh, is that you, Myrt?
Daffy: Messerschmitts. A whole mess of Messerschmitts!
Hitler: SCHU-U-U-U-U-ULTZ!
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Production
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 20, 1943 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The MPAA number of this short is 8884
- It fell to the public domain in 1971, due to United Artists failing to renew the copyright at the time.
- The rotoscoped animation of Hitler is likely taken from stock newsreel footage of one of his speeches.
Errors
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 21, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 on DVD.
