Plane Daffy (1944)

Director:

Frank Tashlin

Writer:

Warren Foster (story)

Release Date:

16 September 1944 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Daffy Duck is a message courier bird delivering a military secret that a femme fatale Nazi spy is determined to get. |

Plot Keywords:

Spy | Cartoon | Daffy Duck | WWII | Looney Tunes

Cast

Mel Blanc

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Daffy Duck / Hitler / Goering / Goebels (voice)

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved (PCA #9386)

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Despite being the main character, Daffy Duck doesn't actually appear until the cartoon is over halfway finished.

Quotes:

[Reading Daffy Duck's secret message]
Hitler: "Hitler is a stinker." That's no military secret!
Goering, Goebels: Ja, everybody knows dat!

Movie Connections:

Edited into Bugs & Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons (1989) (V)

Soundtrack:

Captains of the Clouds

PLANE DAFFY

A WWII classic. All of the Carrier Pigeons have met their dooms after meeting Hatta Mari, a sexy enemy spy. Enter Daffy Duck, woman hater, who goes out to deliver a secret document. After a zany chase around Hatta's house, Daffy is cornered and swallows the paper. He is then straped to an X-Ray and Marri shows the message to Hitler and his henchmen: "Hitler is a Stinker". Hitler: "Hitler is a Shtinker?! That's no military secret!" Henchmen: "Yah everybody knows dat!" After the two shoot themselves, Daffy replies: "They lose more darn Nutzis that way!"