Release, runtime and language

1945 · 4 mins · English

Directed by

Robert Clampett

Starring

Sara Berner, Frank Graham, Mel Blanc, Arthur Lake

Produced for the U.S. Navy in World War II, the short stars Hank Ketcham’s Mr. Hook, a character created at Walter Lantz Studios, where the only color Mr. Hook cartoon was made. It is propaganda urging support against Japan and promoting war‑bond purchases, and features a loudspeaker grille shaped like a peace sign that shouts at Mr. Hook.