Pistol Packin' Woodpecker

Pistol Packin' Woodpecker

1960 · 6 min · ★ 6.7 · Animation, Western, Comedy

Woody Woodpecker, hot, hungry and thirsty, is walking across a dry, bleak Western desert.

Directed by Paul J. Smith · Written by Dalton Sandifer

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