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The Henpecked Duck
Cartoon
Porky Pig presides as judge over divorce proceedings at the "Court of Inhuman Relations." He calls the case of "Duck vs. Duck."
Movie Info
Directed by: Bob Clampett
Story by: Warren Foster
Produced by: Leon Schlesinger
Starring: Mel Blanc, Sara Berner
Music by: Carl W. Stalling
Animation by: John Carey, I. Ellis, Vive Risto, Norman McCabe, Cal Dalton
Color process: Black-and-white, Color (1967 Korean reanimated color edition and 1992 computer colorized version)
Distributed by: Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date: August 30, 1941
Running time: 7 minutes
Language: English
Country of origin: United States
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