The Loan Stranger
| The Loan Stranger | |
|---|---|
| Woody Woodpecker series | |
 | |
| Directed by | Alex Lovy |
| Produced by | Walter Lantz |
| Story by |
Ben Hardaway Milt Schaffer |
| Voices by |
Kent Rogers Harold Peary |
| Music by | Darrell Calker |
| Animation by |
Alex Lovy LaVerne Harding Frank Tipper |
| Studio | Walter Lantz Productions |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 19, 1942 (U.S.) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6' 46" |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Ace in the Hole |
| Followed by | The Screwball |
The Loan Stranger is the sixth animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on October 19, 1942, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The title is a pun on The Lone Ranger.
Notes
While Woody is voiced by Kent Rogers, his singing is recycled audio of Mel Blanc (Woody's original voice) extracted from Woody Woodpecker. The song would make a reappearance in Hot Rod Huckster, performed by Grace Stafford.
- Everybody thinks I'm crazzzy!
- Yesiree, that's me, that's me!
- That's what I'm cracked up to be,
- I chop a hole in every tree!
- Knock on wood!
- KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
- Well, Knock on wood!
- KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK
- So I'm crazy, but what, what, what can I do?
- So are you!
Also, beginning with this cartoon Woody's appearance has a minor change as his design is less "off-model" than in previous cartoons (his bucked teeth are gone), which began with Ace in the Hole.[1]
Some available prints overdub Kent Roger's vocals with Grace Stafford.