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The Shooting of Dan McGoo

1945 · 8 min

A rapid-fire barrage of cartoon gags that keeps you grinning at the sheer invention, with slapstick violence played purely for laughs.

Directed by
Tex Avery
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Western
Overview
Dangerous Dan McGoo (Droopy) faces the wolf, a dangerous outlaw who is trying to steal his girl Lou, during the Alaska gold rush. Loosely based on "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert W. Service.

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Directed by
Tex Avery
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Western
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Tone
  • absurdstrength 3 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • love
  • violence
  • deception
  • survival
Places
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Action5
Horror1
Humour9
Realism1
Romance4
Tension3
Darkness3
Complexity2
Emotional weight1

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Genres
animation, comedy, western
Directed by
Tex Avery
Written by
Heck Allen
Starring
Bill Thompson, Bea Benaderet, Frank Graham, Paul Frees, Pinto Colvig, Imogene Lynn, Pat McGeehan
Runtime
8 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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