After the Ball (1956 film)
| After the Ball | |
|---|---|
| Woody Woodpecker series | |
 | |
| Directed by | Paul J. Smith |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Story by | Jack Cosgriff |
| Voices by |
Grace Stafford Daws Butler |
| Music by | Clarence Wheeler |
| Animation by |
Robert Bentley Herman R. Cohen Gil Turner |
| Backgrounds by | Art Landy |
| Studio | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal International |
| Release date(s) | February 13, 1956 (U.S.) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6' 11" |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Tree Medic |
| Followed by | Get Lost |
After the Ball is the 66th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on February 13, 1956, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.
Plot
Pierre Bear runs a bowling ball factory in the great North. Pierre mistakenly chops down Woody's treehouse and converts it into a bowling ball. Despite this, Woody decides to still reside in it, and goes about trying to outwit the bear. Pierre uses a water hose, air pump, deep freeze and even hocus-pocus to evict the tree's tenant, but all he gets are knotted bowler's fingers.[1]
Notes
According to the original order, After the Ball may have been the first Woody Woodpecker film that featured a shorter Woody with black dots for eyes. The original production number for After the Ball is U-52, while the previous film, The Tree Medic is U-53.[2]
References
- ↑ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "After The Ball (Walter Lantz Productions)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 2016-07-13.
- ↑ Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1956". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.