I'm Cold

I'm Cold

November 29, 1954 Theatrical Series Chilly Willy

Studio
Walter Lantz Productions
Distributor
Universal Pictures

Synopsis

Chilly Willy, the always-shivering penguin, tries to find warm shelter in a fur warehouse because, he says, "I'm cold." He attempts to get a fur coat in the storage house, but he has to get by a dog first.

Characters

Chilly Willy, Smedley

Credits

Directing

Director
Tex Avery

Producing

Producer
Walter Lantz

Writing

Writer
Homer Brightman

Voices

Voice
Daws Butler (Smedley the Dog)

Music

Music
Clarence Wheeler

Crew

Backgrounds
Raymond Jacobs

Production notes

First appearance of Smedley the Dog.

First of four Lantz cartoons to be directed by Tex Avery, who had previously worked at the studio in the early 1930s.

Retitled "Some Like It Not" by Castle Films for home distribution.

Daws Butler provides the voice of the dog, with the voice that would later become famous for Huckleberry Hound.
Some sources show a later release date of December 20, 1954.

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