Platypus
- Studio
- G-B Animation
- Animation studio
- David Hand Productions
- Distributor
- Rank Organisation, General Film Distributors Ltd.
Synopsis
A male Platypus falls in love with his female Platypus neighbour but she snubs him when he kisses a duck by mistake, much to the amusement of a pair of Kookaburras. He follows her into the river and she relents after he knocks himself out on a rock. After a musical courtship "By a Waterfall" they are the proud parents of a cute baby Platypus, and have the last laugh on the Kookaburras who are now being mocked by their own hatchlings.
Characters
Male Platypus, Female Platypus
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Bert Felstead
Producing
- Producer
- David Dodd Hand, Ken Kramer
Writing
- Writer
- Reg Parlett
- Story Supervision
- Ralph Wright
Animation
- Animator
- Stan Pearsall (Female Platypus), Bill Hopper (Male Platypus), George Jackson ("By A Waterfall" Sequence), Arthur Humberstone
Voices
- Voice
- Dick Bentley
Music
- Music
- Henry Reed
Crew
- Backgrounds
- Geo Hawthorn, Betty Hansford
- Set Design
- Pete Banks
Production notes
Although anonymous in the film, the Platypuses were subsequently named Digger and Dinkum.
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has this short incorrectly listed as "The Australian Platypus."
The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) has this short incorrectly listed as "The Australian Platypus."