The Draft Horse.

Duration: 1 reel

Genre: animated short

Year Published: 1942

Description: A similar gag was employed by Tex Avery in MGM's 1942 cartoon, Blitz Wolf. The missing line can either be rendered "You son-of-a-bitch" or "By diggin' a ditch", depending on the audience. The horse sees a poster that says the U.S. Army needs horses.

Complete Record: THE DRAFT HORSE. c1942. 1 reel, sd. (Merrie Melodies) Leon Schlesinger Productions. Credits: Producer, Leon Schlesinger; story, Ted Pierce; animation, Robert Cannon; music director, Carl W. Stalling. © The Vitaphone Corp.; 23May42; MP12503.

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