Billy Boy (1954 film)
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Billy Boy is a 1954 Southern Wolf animated short cartoon in the MGM cartoon theatrical series released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by Tex Avery.[1] It is a spin-off of Avery's previous creation, Droopy, and stars his unnamed Southern-accented wolf, who previously appeared opposite Droopy in The Three Little Pups and in Blackboard Jumble and Sheep-Wrecked. The copyright date on the actual cartoon is 1953 in Roman numerals.
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Billy Boy | |
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Directed by | Co-directed by: Tex Avery Dick Lundy (uncredited) |
Story by | Co-story by: Heck Allen Jack Cosgriff (uncredited) |
Produced by | Fred Quimby Co-producer: William Hanna (unc.) |
Starring | Featuring the voice talent of: Daws Butler as Southern Wolf (unc.) |
Music by | Music directed by: Scott Bradley |
Animation by | Character animation: Michael Lah Walter Clinton Grant Simmons Ray Patterson Robert Bentley |
Layouts by | Character layout and design: Ed Benedict (unc.) |
Backgrounds by | Background layout: Ed Benedict (unc.) Background paint: Vera Ohman |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 6:00 |
Language | English |
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It was originally going to be a Barney Bear cartoon until Tex Avery returned after a sabbatical.[2]