Solid Ivory
Solid Ivory
| 25 August 1947 (USA)
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Woody is shooting pool at a farm house when one of his pool balls rolls into a nearby henhouse. He takes the ball back but must battle with the hen who thinks the woodpecker is taking one of her eggs. Woody makes several attempts to get the ball back from the protective poultry finally disguising himself as a macho continental rooster whom the hen falls for causing Woody to retrieve his ball. But it doesn't last long.

Reviews
Hellen

I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

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ChanFamous

I wanted to like it more than I actually did... But much of the humor totally escaped me and I walked out only mildly impressed.

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Motompa

Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

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Brooklynn

There's a more than satisfactory amount of boom-boom in the movie's trim running time.

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TheLittleSongbird

Was very fond of Woody Woodpecker and his cartoons as a child. Still get much enjoyment out of them now as a young adult, even if there are more interesting in personality cartoon characters and better overall cartoons.That is in no way knocking Woody, because many of his cartoons are a lot of fun to watch and more and also still like him a lot as a character. 'Solid Ivory' is one of his best to me, originality may not be a strong suit but this was a case where that doesn't matter in the least but it is so hugely entertaining and the interplay between Woody and the hen is so inspired.While there are more interesting characters, Woody is an amusing character and never too obnoxious. Again, as said, love the interplay between him and the hen, especially at the sweet and hilarious ending where his attempts to trick her backfire badly. The hen is a fun foil.As ever, the animation is great. The characters are well drawn, but even better are the rich colours, meticulously detailed backgrounds and smooth backgrounds.Music is another strength here. It's characterful, lushly orchestrated and is not only dynamic with the action it even enhances it. The writing is amusing and chuckle-worthy enough and the gags are well-timed and often hilarious Solid voice acting as to be expected.In conclusion, wonderful and one of Woody's best. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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luige-cp

The short is one of the best 40s of the Woodpecker, directed by Dick Lundy of the year 1947. The short opens with a barn on the farm where Woodpecker is playing pool (where New Show in the Woodpecker, the sport is featured in a few episodes as the hobby of bird), but the cue ball ends up stopping at the chicken coop and the nest falls from a very clever hen no name, it goes to the henhouse and picks up his ball back, but the chicken thinks he grabbed her egg, and does everything to disrupt the Woodpecker. Woodpecker uses his techniques to try to get his billiard ball back from the use of a corn, use the ax, nylon stockings, even masquerades as a stylish and charming rooster to a hen trying to cheat. In the end, he runs off to the nest for the farm, but stumbles and falls to the ground, and in a way there is a cute and funny end where the woodpecker, the hen and chicks do well. But proof that Dick Lundy brought some of the personality characteristics of Donald Duck for the woodpecker. Very nice!

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Bruce Pantages

Of all the non-Warner Brothers cartoon characters, Woody is by far and away the one that comes the closest to being as totally insane as the Warner family of cartoon "actors." Like his counterparts in the other studio, Woody does not shy away from dirty tricks and violent action to get his way - and he is as unrepentant as he is unrelenting. Solid Ivory is my favorite of the series - full of sight gags - he lures the hen into danger by dangling a pair of nylon stockings under her beak, causing her eyes to pop out in the shape of enormous ladies legs. He is silly - faking a French accent while "courting." He is vindictive - hooks a corncob up to the electric light socket and feeds it to her. He calls names - "You old BAG!" In short, he's a sadistic monster - never losing audience support. Finally, the production values are excellent. Don't miss it.

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