Solid Ivory
- Studio
- Walter Lantz Productions
- Distributor
- Universal Pictures
Synopsis
Woody Woodpecker is playing pool in his barn. He loses control of one of the balls (the white one), which bounces across the yard and lands in a hen house. When he goes to get it, an overprotective setting hen will not let him have it, thinking that Woody is trying to steal one of her eggs. Woody loses the battle that follows, so he tries a rod and reel, baited with corn. The hen hooks it up with the light circuit and almost electrocutes Woody. He tries hypnotizing her with nylons, but she beats him back to the eggs. A disguise as a love struck French rooster with a Charles Boyer accent finally gets her off the nest, but Woody drops the eggs. The baby chicks that pop out of the broken eggs make the hen happy, so all is forgiven.
Characters
Woody Woodpecker, Hen, Baby Chicks
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Dick Lundy
Producing
- Producer
- Walter Lantz
Writing
- Writer
- Ben Hardaway, Milt Schaffer
Animation
- Animator
- Grim Natwick, Hal Mason
Voices
- Voice
- Ben Hardaway (Woody Woodpecker), Mel Blanc (Woody's Laugh)
Music
- Music
- Darrell Calker
Crew
- Backgrounds
- Fred Brunish
Production notes
Billiard balls back then were made of ivory as implied by this cartoon's title. But because ivory became scarce and expensive, manufacturers resorted to alternatives like phenolic resin.
The mother hen is sitting on her nest reading "The Egg and I."
The mother hen is sitting on her nest reading "The Egg and I."
Pictures
Reviews
Solid Ivory
Of all the non-Warner Brothers cartoon characters, Woody is by far and away the one that comes the closest to being as totally insane as the Warner family of cartoon "actors." Like his counterparts in the other studio, Woody does not shy away from dirty tricks and violent action to get his way - and he is as unrepentant as he is unrelenting. Solid Ivory is my favorite of the series - full of sight gags - he lures the hen into danger by dangling a pair of nylon stockings under her beak, causing her eyes to pop out in the shape of enormous ladies legs. He is silly - faking a French accent while "courting." He is vindictive - hooks a corncob up to the electric light and feeds it to her. He calls names - "You old BAG!" In short, he's a sadistic monster - never losing audience support. Finally, the production values are excellent. Don't miss it.