Crowing Pains

Crowing Pains is a 1947 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson.^[5] The cartoon was released on July 12, 1947, and stars Henery Hawk, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn and the Barnyard Dawg.^[6] This is McKimson's first short to feature Sylvester.

Crowing Pains
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Warren Foster[1]
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Starring	Mel Blanc Robert C. Bruce[2]
Music by	Carl Stalling
Animation by	Manny Gould Charles McKimson John Carey I. Ellis Anatolle Kirsanoff Fred Abranz[3] A.C. Gamer[4]
Layouts by	Cornett Wood
Backgrounds by	Richard H. Thomas
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	July 12, 1947 (1947-07-12)
Running time	6:47
Language	English

Plot

Sylvester embarks on a clandestine mission to appropriate a bone from the doghouse, yet his endeavor is swiftly thwarted by the vigilant Barnyard Dawg. Following an altercation, Sylvester finds himself entangled in a series of misadventures involving Barnyard Dawg, Foghorn Leghorn, and Henery Hawk.

Subsequent to a failed attempt to liberate Barnyard Dawg's dish, Sylvester incurs the ire of his adversary and incites a pursuit. Amidst the chase, Foghorn intervenes, inadvertently exacerbating Sylvester's predicament. As tensions escalate, Sylvester retaliates against Foghorn, precipitating a cascade of confrontations. At one point, Henery Hawk, mistaking Foghorn for a chicken, ensnares him in a scheme to procure dinner. Employing subterfuge and misdirection, Foghorn implicates Sylvester as the intended prey, resulting in a succession of farcical incidents involving an egg and Sylvester's exaggerated response. His escalating frustration culminates in a confrontation with Henery Hawk, prompting a showdown to determine the true chicken. However, the resolution is fraught with further misdirection and irony, epitomized by Foghorn's utilization of ventriloquism to deceive Henery.

Voice cast

• Mel Blanc as Henery Hawk, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn
• Robert C. Bruce as Barnyard Dawg

Home media

• VHS - Cartoon Movie Stars, Tweety & Sylvester
• VHS (Swe) - Sylwester och andra smarta katter (Ayamonte AB)
• Laserdisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2, Side 9: Best Supporting Players
• DVD - Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6, Disc 1 (original opening and credits restored)
• Streaming - HBO Max