''Westward Whoa'' is a 1936 animated short film in the '' Looney Tunes'' series. It marks the final appearances of spotted St. Bernard puppies Ham and Ex,

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and Little Kitty. It is also the last cartoon where Porky Pig is the co-star to Beans. The film is a

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adaptation of the ancient fable "

The Boy Who Cried Wolf The Boy Who Cried Wolf is one of Aesop's Fables, numbered 210 in the Perry Index. From it is derived the English idiom "to cry wolf", defined as "to give a false alarm" in e''Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable'' and glossed by the ''Oxford ...

." The film is in the public domain after Warner Bros. failed to renew the copyright in 1964.

Plot

Beans and his companions are travelling and exploring in a

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. At the front, Beans plays an accordion, and Little Kitty strums a banjo. The two also sing while the rest harmonize. Soon the travellers set up camp in the woods and enjoy their night. Ham and Ex sneak out to explore a bit, but then they notice some feathers around a boulder and raise an alarm of Native Americans. When Beans shoots at the feathers it is revealed to be a turkey. Ham and Ex of course knew that and Beans warns them not to create any more false alarms. Just to spice up their little adventure and to entertain themselves, Ham and Ex perform the Indian charge call. This raises another alarm, so Ham and Ex hide in the woods and stumble into an actual Native. The Native gives chase, but the pups escape and head back to camp to warn everyone. No one believes and this is another of their pranks. Ham and Ex then hide themselves in a chest. Shortly the whole Native tribe arrives, alerting the camp. The explorers manage to counter the invasion, while Ham and Ex get nabbed by one of the Natives. Beans rescues them by tossing a foothold trap at their captive. As the pups watch Beans he plays a little prank on them with a holler call, scaring them into chest.

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* 1936 short films 1936 animated films 1930s American animated films 1930s Western (genre) comedy films American black-and-white films Western (genre) animated films Films scored by Norman Spencer (composer) Films about Native Americans Films directed by Jack King Looney Tunes shorts American Western (genre) comedy films Beans the Cat films Porky Pig films Animated films about cats Films about pigs Animated films about dogs 1936 comedy films 1930s English-language films {{looney-tunes-stub