Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito are portrayed as ducks taking over a barnyard.Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito are portrayed as ducks taking over a barnyard.Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito are portrayed as ducks taking over a barnyard.
- Director
- Writers
- Stars
Mel Blanc
- Hitler Duck
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- …
Michael Maltese
- Mussolini Duck
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
John McLeish
- Narrator - Dove of Peace
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Melvin Millar
- Don Christensen(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsIn the opening shot, the weather vane shows W (West) counter-clockwise from S (South), when it should actually show E (East) in place of West or N (North) in place of South.
- Alternate versionsMost prints of this cartoon remove the final scene in which the solider on a War Bonds poster leaps from his wall and shoots at the Ducktators. We then see the Dove of Peace at home telling the story to his grandchildren...with the heads of the three Ducktators mounted above his fireplace. A "Buy War Bonds" title card is shown to end the cartoon.
- ConnectionsFeatured in ToonHeads: A ToonHeads Special: The Wartime Cartoons (2001)
- SoundtracksThe Japanese Sandman
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Lyrics by Ray Egan
Sung with substitute lyrics by Japanese Duck
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for once, they apologize about potentially offensive material
In one of the many WWII-themed Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies cartoons, Hitler, Mussolini and Hirohito are portrayed as ducks taking over a barnyard. One thing that I noticed that the cartoon does is show a sign apologizing to the good ducks and geese about the potentially offensive material. And then they follow it with the Hirohito duck (with giant teeth and slits for eyes). That's wartime for ya.
As can be expected, the Hitler duck is a raving lunatic (his mama done told him), while the Mussolini duck - or goose - is a tub of lard. Given how the cartoon explains that some of the farm animals fell for the Fuhrer's game, we might interpret that as an explanation of how people fall for what these despots propose: they do what they're told.
All in all, a pretty funny cartoon. That looked like Daffy as the Southern German duck.
As can be expected, the Hitler duck is a raving lunatic (his mama done told him), while the Mussolini duck - or goose - is a tub of lard. Given how the cartoon explains that some of the farm animals fell for the Fuhrer's game, we might interpret that as an explanation of how people fall for what these despots propose: they do what they're told.
All in all, a pretty funny cartoon. That looked like Daffy as the Southern German duck.
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- lee_eisenberg
- Jun 27, 2007
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- Looney Tunes #14 (1941-1942 Season): The Ducktators
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- Runtime7 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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