This is an average short-nothing remarkable here, but nothing terrible either. It's a competent and cute little cartoon. I'm going to discuss a few details, so a minor spoiler alert is in order:
Herman the mouse is in this short, voiced by Arnold Stang. I'm not absolutely positive, but the voice of the rooster sounds like it was provided by Jack Mercer, who received writing credit and often did voice work (credited and uncredited-Mercer was the primary voice for Popeye for years and, in my opinion, the best voice Popeye ever had) for both Fliescher and Famous Studios.
The rooster of the title is, indeed, "henpecked", with a hen for a wife who is probably over-qualified to be merely called a "shrew". She bullies and abuses the rooster thoroughly, until Herman, realizing that the hen is terrified of him, strikes a deal with the rooster to avoid drowning. With Herman's help, the rooster gains the upper hand-temporarily.
Mrs. Rooster pens a note to Mrs. Mouse and it turns out that Herman is in the same boat as the rooster is-their wives must have taken "Advanced Rolling-pin 404" together. The little wife starts to reassert her dominance until the rooster takes his salvation into his own wings and dons a mouse suit. The ending is the funniest part of the short, so I won't spoil it here.
As I said, this is nothing special, but it is an enjoyable little short. It's floating around on a video tape/DVD or two, though I have seen copies with audio/video synchronization problems. Worth watching.
Herman the mouse is in this short, voiced by Arnold Stang. I'm not absolutely positive, but the voice of the rooster sounds like it was provided by Jack Mercer, who received writing credit and often did voice work (credited and uncredited-Mercer was the primary voice for Popeye for years and, in my opinion, the best voice Popeye ever had) for both Fliescher and Famous Studios.
The rooster of the title is, indeed, "henpecked", with a hen for a wife who is probably over-qualified to be merely called a "shrew". She bullies and abuses the rooster thoroughly, until Herman, realizing that the hen is terrified of him, strikes a deal with the rooster to avoid drowning. With Herman's help, the rooster gains the upper hand-temporarily.
Mrs. Rooster pens a note to Mrs. Mouse and it turns out that Herman is in the same boat as the rooster is-their wives must have taken "Advanced Rolling-pin 404" together. The little wife starts to reassert her dominance until the rooster takes his salvation into his own wings and dons a mouse suit. The ending is the funniest part of the short, so I won't spoil it here.
As I said, this is nothing special, but it is an enjoyable little short. It's floating around on a video tape/DVD or two, though I have seen copies with audio/video synchronization problems. Worth watching.