| Lonesome Lenny | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Story by | Heck Allen |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby (uncredited) |
| Starring | Wally Maher Tex Avery Sara Berner (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Animation by | Preston Blair Ed Love Ray Abrams Walter Clinton |
| Backgrounds by | John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Production company | MGM cartoon studio |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date |
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| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Language | English |
Lonesome Lenny is a 1946 Screwy Squirrel cartoon directed by Tex Avery and released to theaters on March 9, 1946 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It is the last Screwy Squirrel cartoon; he is "killed" off on-screen at the end of the short.
Plot
Screwy Squirrel becomes the playmate of a lonesome, dopey, and strong dog Lenny, in a broad parody of John Steinbeck's "Of Mice and Men".
Voice cast
- Wally Maher as Screwy Squirrel and Pet Store Owner (uncredited)
- Tex Avery as Lenny the Dog (uncredited)
- Sara Berner as Lady (uncredited)
Home media
- DVD
- The Katharine Hepburn Collection
- Blu-ray
- Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. XXX. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
- ^ Scott, Keith. ""Hello All You Happy Tax Payers": Tex Avery's Voice Stock Company". Cartoon Research. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
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- 1946 films
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films
- 1940s American animated films
- Animated films about squirrels
- Animated films about dogs
- Films directed by Tex Avery
- Films scored by Scott Bradley
- Films with screenplays by Henry Wilson Allen
- Films produced by Fred Quimby
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio short films
- 1946 animated short films
- Short animated film stubs