Wacky Blackout

We tour a farm and see how the various animals are preparing for the war, in a series of blackout skits.

Cast

Sara Berner

as Cow / Mother Bird (voice) (uncredited)

Mel Blanc

as Narrator / Various Animals (voice) (uncredited)

Kent Rogers

as Woodpecker (voice) (uncredited)

Reviews

CinemaSerf

There's a bit too much farmyard humour in this rather dull wartime cartoon. We head to the outdoors where the locals are maximising their efforts for the war - one cow even produced 5,000 quarts of milk! A woodpecker destined to be a riveter at Lockheed - assuming he doesn't fall foul of a cat first...

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