The Loan Stranger (1942): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 1942, The Loan Stranger is an animation film directed by Alex Lovy, running about 7 minutes.

What it’s about. Woody is happily (and nuttily) driving down the street when his car breaks down. He tries to get a loan on it from a nearby wolf. The wolf agrees to give Woody the loan but exclaims if he doesn't receive payment in thirty days, he'll take Woody's car away. Sure enough, a title card tells us, "Thirty days have elapsed (and so has Woody's memory)". The wolf appears at Woody's door trying to serve him with a notice but the crafty woodpecker pretends he's not home. The wolf tries to trap him disguised as a deliveryman giving Woody a cake... but the woodpecker throws it in his face bellowing, "I don't like cheesecake!" Finally, the fox throws a punch at Woody and believes to have seriously injured him. He sympathetically agrees to forget about the loan only to be infuriated when Woody "recovers" holding a cuckoo clock and asking, "How about a loan on the clock, Doc?"

Who’s in it. The Loan Stranger stars Mel Blanc as Woody Woodpecker (archive sound), Kent Rogers as Woody Woodpecker and Harold Peary as Hudson C. Dann.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, The Loan Stranger has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Loan Stranger page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Loan Stranger tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Your Name., Grave of the Fireflies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.