Daffy Dilly
1948 film
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Daffy Dilly is a 1948 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The cartoon was released on October 30, 1948, and stars Daffy Duck.[2]
| Daffy Dilly | |
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Title card of the original print | |
| Directed by | Charles M. Jones |
| Story by | Michael Maltese |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Music by | Carl Stalling |
| Animation by | Ben Washam Lloyd Vaughan Ken Harris Phil Monroe A. C. Gamer |
| Layouts by | Robert Gribbroek |
| Backgrounds by | Peter Alvarado |
| Color process | Cinecolor (original) Technicolor (re-release) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:10 |
| Language | English |
Plot
Daffy Duck, a struggling novelty salesman, learns that tycoon J.B. Cubish will pay $1 million to anyone who can make him laugh before he dies. Desperate for the reward, Daffy tries various comical schemes to enter Cubish's mansion, but is thwarted by the butler, whom Daffy addresses as "Jeeves," "Ruggles," and "Meadows" (butlers in other fictional media). Accusing the butler of wanting Cubish to remain ill, Daffy improvises a tale of attempted murder, scaring the butler into fleeing. Finally reaching Cubish, Daffy's clumsy antics accidentally make Cubish laugh. Saved by laughter, Cubish hires Daffy as his jester, ending with Daffy resignedly accepting his fate as pies are thrown at him.
Production notes
According to Pete Alvarado, originally, there was a television instead of a radio, but, in his words, "he kept it out because TVs weren't big enough yet when it came out".[3]
Home media
- VHS – Looney Tunes: The Collectors Edition Volume 3: The Vocal Genius
- DVD – Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl
- Blu-Ray – Looney Tunes Collector's Vault: Volume 1
