Dangerous Dan McFoo

Dangerous Dan McFoo
Merrie Melodies series
Directed by	Tex Avery
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Story by	Rich Hogan
Voices by	Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce Arthur Q. Bryan Sara Berner
Music by	Carl Stalling
Studio	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date(s)	July 15, 1939
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	8 minutes
Language	English

Dangerous Dan McFoo is a 1939 Merrie Melodies/Vitaphone animated short directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, written by Rich Hogan and based on a poem by Robert W. Service entitled The Shooting of Dan McGrew. Carl Stalling wrote and produced the musical score. Six years later Tex Avery would later direct a similar cartoon for MGM called The Shooting Of Dan McGoo starring Droopy.

Plot

Dan, an anthropomorphic dog, is in the rear of the arctic "Malibu Saloon" playing pinball. A villain enters and sees Dan's love interest who is referred to by the narrator as "the girl who's known as Sue." Sue, from the villain's perspective, morphs into the image of Bette Davis but tells the villain in the voice (and catchphrase) of Katharine Hepburn: "I hope Dan mows you down, really I do." A boxing match ensues during which Dan accuses the villain of cheating; four horseshoes - and a horse - are found in his boxing glove. The fight continues with no outcome and the combatants are given dueling pistols by the narrator. The lights go out, shots are fired and a woman screams ("Eek!"). When the lights come on, Dan is seen lying on the floor. His girlfriend says repeatedly, "Say something! Say something!" Dan McFoo wakes up and says "Hello!", as the cartoon irises out.

External links

• Dangerous Dan McFoo at the Internet Movie Database
• Big Cartoon Database entry