Slingshot 6 7/8

Slingshot 6 7/8
Woody Woodpecker series
Directed by	Walter Lantz
Produced by	Walter Lantz
Story by	Walter Lantz
Voices by	Grace Stafford Dal McKennon
Music by	Clarence Wheeler
Animation by	Ray Abrams Fred Brunish Don Patterson Laverne Harding Paul J. Smith
Studio	Walter Lantz Productions
Distributed by	Universal International
Release date(s)	July 23, 1951 (U.S.)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	6' 38"
Language	English
Preceded by	Wicket Wacky
Followed by	The Redwood Sap

Slingshot 6 7/8 is the 35th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on July 23, 1951, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

Plot

A shooting contest (carrying a $1,000 prize) in a Western frontier town narrows itself down to two pretty sharp-eyed finalists: Indian Buzz Buzzard and his bow and arrow, and tenderfoot Woody Woodpecker. In Woody's hands, "Slingshot 6 7/8" is a weapon to be reckoned with.

Notes

• There is no director's credit for this film. Lantz himself has claimed to have directed Slingshot 6 7/8, but does not receive on-screen credit.
• Some of the animation at the tail end, where Woody begins walking away from the screen, was recycled from Puny Express.

References

• Cooke, Jon, Komorowski, Thad, Shakarian, Pietro, and Tatay, Jack. "1951". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia.