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How to Be a Detective
Studio:
Disney
Release Date : December 12, 1952
Series: Goofy Cartoon
General Info
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Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)
Synopsis
Goofy takes on the role of "Johnny Eyeball, Private Eye" as he takes on the case of the missing "Al."
Characters
Pete
(Voice:
Billy Bletcher
)
Goofy
(Voice:
Pinto Colvig
)
Credits
Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Director
Jack Kinney
Animator
Hugh Fraser
John Sibley
Ed Aardal
George Nicholas
Story
Dick Kinney
Brice Mack
Music
Joseph S. Dubin
Backgrounds
Dick Anthony
Voices
June Foray
(unverified)
Layout
Al Zinnen
Effects Animation
Dan MacManus
Producer
Walt Disney
Music Sources
Rossini, Gioachino
: "
William Tell Overture
"
Distributor(s)
Buena Vista Distribution
RKO Radio Pictures
Included in:
Holiday for Henpecked Husbands
Inside Jokes
At the beginning, Goofy is seen reading a Mickey Mouse comic book.
VHS
Italy
Paperino Pippo Pluto e …
Pippo Superdetective
United Kingdom
The Birthday Cartoon Collection
DVD
United States
The Complete Goofy
Germany
Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy
United Kingdom
Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy
Sweden
Disney Treasures : Wave 2 : The Complete Goofy
Technical Specifications
Running Time: 6:57
MPAA No.: 15848
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono: RCA Sound Recording
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From
Ryan
:
Goofy is a private eye who is hired by a bride to locate the missing Al whom she is to marry. The sheriff in this cartoon looks and sounds like Pete, but in Pete's filmography section of
The Encyclopedia of Disney's Animated Characters
, this cartoon is not listed. Nevertheless, I am pretty sure that is Pete. This is one of those cartoons where Pete portrays a good guy (others include
The Barn Dance
,
Symphony Hour
, and
The Chain Gang
). Pete is always telling Goofy to "leave this case to the police." This cartoon is not shown (at least in the U.S.) anymore, probably because of all the extremely violent scenes.
From
Pauline
:
This is my favorite Goofy cartoon short! It has great gags, mystery, and just plain goofiness! It's also cool 'cause the red head chick's name is Pauline. Same as mine.
From
Sam
:
This hilarious cartoon seamlessly combines the classic Goofy persona with fast-and-furious gags that seem more like those of the Looney Tunes or Tex Avery than Disney's usual style. Although extremely violent at time, the short's great humor and a fast pacing make it one of the funniest Disney shorts of it's time.
From
Baruch Weiss
:
As Ryan has pointed out this short is not shown anymore. In general all of the Disney shorts are not shown anymore and that upsets me. Anyway watch this film closely and you will see "Mickey Mouse "on the front cover of the comic book that Goofy is reading.