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The Squawkin’ Hawk
UNITED STATES · 1942

The Squawkin’ Hawk

Chuck Jones
animal predator-prey dynamics coming of age parental guidance animal instinct slapstick comedy
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Synopsis

Henery Hawk, making his first appearance in a Warner Bros. cartoon, refuses the worm his mother is trying to feed him; after all, he's a chicken hawk. That night, he sneaks out to the hen house, but comes up against a protective rooster.

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