Dumb-Hounded

Dumb-Hounded
Directed by	Tex Avery
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Written by	Heck Allen
Starring	Bill Thompson Frank Graham
Music by	Scott Bradley
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date(s)	20 March 1943
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dumb-Hounded is an American animation short from 1943. It's notable for being the first cartoon to star Droopy.

Plot

The wolf escapes from prison. Several police dogs are freed to search him, but one one them, Droopy, remains behind and informs the audience that he is the hero of the story. He quickly finds the wolf who tries to escape from Droopy throughout the entire picture. However, everywhere he flees Droopy pops up. In the end Droopy manages to crush the Wolf by throwing a huge rock on his head. As the police awards Droopy his reward he jumps about in complete enthusiasm, only to pause and inform the audience: " You know what, I'm very happy".

Legacy

Northwest Hounded Police (1946) features Droopy and the Wolf character in a similar set-up. Again the Wolf flees from Droopy who keeps popping up in unexpected places.

External links

• http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035832/