Phoney Express

Phoney Express is the 4th animated cartoon short subject in the Inspector Willoughby series. Released theatrically on May 14, 1962, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International.

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Inspector Willoughby is in Paris looking to capture the famous international spy, Agent X-13. He finds the spy "disguised" (with his head upside down) but Willoughby uncovers the "disguise" and gives chase. Agent X-13 ends up at the train station and riding the Orient Express. The Inspector follows with the agent using a variety of schemes to do away with Willoughby. He notices a downhill grade and sends a safe sliding down to crush the Inspector but the grade becomes an uphill grade and the safe ends up crashing into X-13. X-13 tries feeding him several poisonous foods and Willoughby's stomach turns out to have a trap door. Finally, Willoughby and X-13 battle on top of the train with X-13 leaping from the train to avoid hitting a tunnel and lands in Willoughby's net, then finding himself tied to a scale after going through the tunnel. The Inspector, having captured the crook, exclaims, "That's what I call apprehending crime on a big scale!"

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CTC aired a restored master from the 90s of the cartoon on same one aired.
MeTV aired an unreleased restored print of the cartoon on Saturday Morning Cartoons.