Ration Bored

1943 0h 7m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 10

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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"Is this trip really necessary?" asks a road sign. "Sure, it's necessary," replies Woody Woodpecker. "I'm a necessary evil." Patriotic gestures are evidently not Woody's strong suit. When he goes to the gas station for a refill, he doesn't even know what a ration book is. The attendant thinks Woody is a wise guy and takes a large mallet and knocks him and his car into a junkyard several miles away. What luck! The old cars still have a bit of gas in them. Woody takes a rubber hose and siphons the gasoline from some of them. Unluckily, one of the cars he picks is brand new. And it's a cop car. Woody is soon at odds with a bulldog police officer.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Mel Blanc
Woody Woodpecker (archive sound)
Kent Rogers
Woody Woodpecker / Gas station attendant / Police officer

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Emery Hawkins
Writers: Ben Hardaway
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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83 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Darrell Calker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Mel Blanc and Kent Rogers carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0152145 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Emery Hawkins directs. Darrell Calker scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
283 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Darrell Calker. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Mel Blanc and Kent Rogers carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0152145 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 10 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.