''Lonesome Lenny'' is a 1946

Screwy Squirrel Screwy Squirrel (also known as Screwball Squirrel) is an animated cartoon character, an anthropomorphic squirrel created by Tex Avery for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Among some of the more outrageous cartoon characters, Screwy's feats include pulling ob ...

cartoon directed by

Tex Avery Frederick Bean "Tex" Avery (; February 26, 1908 – August 26, 1980) was an American animator, cartoonist, animation director, director, and voice actor. He was known for directing and producing animated cartoons during the golden age of America ...

and released to theaters on March 9, 1946 by

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. It is the last ''Screwy Squirrel'' cartoon; he is "killed" off on-screen at the end of the short.

Plot

Screwy Squirrel becomes the playmate of a lonesome, dopey, and strong dog Lenny, in a broad parody of

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's "

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Voice cast

Wally Maher Wally Maher (August 4, 1908 – December 27, 1951) was an American actor, primarily on old-time radio; he was also known as the original voice of Tex Avery's cartoon character Screwy Squirrel. Early years Maher was born in Cincinnati on August 4 ...

and Pet Store Owner (uncredited) *Tex Avery as Lenny the Dog (uncredited) *

Sara Berner Sara Berner (born Lillian Ann Herdan; January 12, 1912 – December 19, 1969) was an American actress. Known for her expertise in dialect and characterization, she began her career as a performer in vaudeville before becoming a voice actress for ...

as Lady (uncredited)

Home media

;DVD: *''The Katharine Hepburn Collection'' ;Blu-ray: *''Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 1''

References

External links

* 1946 films Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films 1940s American animated films Animated films about squirrels Animated films about dogs Films directed by Tex Avery Films scored by Scott Bradley Films with screenplays by Henry Wilson Allen Films produced by Fred Quimby Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio short films 1946 animated short films {{short-animation-film-stub