Ace in the Hole

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Woody Woodpecker is at a U.S. Army Air Corps military air base and is dreaming of taking one of the aircraft up in the air. His enthusiasm in this respect gets him into a lot of trouble with... Read allWoody Woodpecker is at a U.S. Army Air Corps military air base and is dreaming of taking one of the aircraft up in the air. His enthusiasm in this respect gets him into a lot of trouble with his sergeant.Woody Woodpecker is at a U.S. Army Air Corps military air base and is dreaming of taking one of the aircraft up in the air. His enthusiasm in this respect gets him into a lot of trouble with his sergeant.

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6.4/10

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Mel Blanc

Woody Woodpecker Laughing and Singing
(archive sound)
(voice)
(uncredited)

Dick Nelson

GI Sergeant
(voice)
(uncredited)

Kent Rogers

Woody Woodpecker
(uncredited)
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Director
- Alex Lovy
Writers
- Ben Hardaway
- Milt Schaffer
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Trivia
The clipper Woody refers to was the Clipper Ship Airplane, which was part of the early years of international air travel. The Boeing 314 Clipper was used by Pan American World Airways, BOAC, and the U. S. Navy. It ceased commercial operations with the advent of WW2.

Goofs
When the sergeant first appears, his insignia of rank is seen on his right sleeve. It is not seen in any other scenes.

Quotes
[title credits]
Woody Woodpecker: Guess who?

Crazy credits
The opening Universal logo is in black and white.

Connections
Featured in Bird Gone Wild: The Woody Woodpecker Story (2018)

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8/10

"Hot Diggity Dog!"

I like that old ('40s) expression (see summary headline) which Woody uses frequently in this animated cartoon. He's at a military base (this is World War II, as this cartoon was made in 1942) and he's studying to be a pilot, reading "How To Fly A Plane From the Ground Up."

Unfortunately, the only assignments he gets from the stereotypical gruff sergeant are mundane, lower-echelon ones like clipping the horse with some electric shaving razor.

Through a series a slapstick occurrences, Woody, predictably, gets to fly "a real plane" and takes off in the "PU-2." The flying scenes were funny and had some very good artwork, too. So far, I thought this was the best of the early Woody Woodpecker cartoons.