The Beach Nut (1944)
A crowd gathers at the beach to witness vacationer Wally Walrus thrashing Woody Woodpecker. Wally explains, in flashback, why he is trying to rid himself of Woody.
- Date of release
- 1944-10-15
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (8)
- Runtime
- 7m
- Genres
- Animation
- Director
- Shamus Culhane
Casting
- Mel Blanc — Woody Woodpecker (voice)
- Ben Hardaway — Woody Woodpecker (voice)
- Hans Conried — Wally Walrus (voice)
Interesting facts
The Beach Nut is the 11th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on October 16, 1944, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal Pictures. The title is a play on "beech nut".
Production notes
The Beach Nut marked the debut of Woody Woodpecker's recurring antagonist, Wally Walrus. Voiced by actor Jack Mather, Wally became Woody's primary rival until 1948, before being replaced with Buzz Buzzard in Wet Blanket Policy. Woody would lose more battles to Wally than any of his other opponents.
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