In the Disney wide-screen tradition, a separate 'flat' version is also filmed for later television broadcasts and 16mm rental. It is not a matter of pan & scan cropping, the animation cells are re-positioned to fill the square frame without losing any image.
Humphrey did a famous Goofy holler once he held on to the fish after he let go of J. Audubon Woodlore's helicopter.
This is Humphrey the Bear's first solo cartoon.
As of 2025, this is the only Disney cartoon in CinemaScope to be in the public domain.
Jack Hannah's first CinemaScope cartoon not to feature Donald Duck.