Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt | |
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Directed by | I. Freleng |
Story by | Michael Maltese |
Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
Starring | Mel Blanc |
Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
Animation by | Gil Turner Gerry Chiniquy Manuel Perez Cal Dalton Richard Bickenbach Herman Cohen |
Color process | Technicolor |
Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:30 |
Language | English |
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt is a 1941 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] Mel Blanc voiced all characters. This film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Subject (cartoons). This was the first Bugs Bunny cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[2] The short makes several direct references to The Song of Hiawatha, an epic poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
Plot[]
Bugs is reading The Song of Hiawatha out loud to himself and the saga turns real as a pint-sized, Elmer Fudd-like Hiawatha (minus the speech impediment) turns up, paddling his canoe. Hiawatha is looking for a rabbit for his dinner. Hiawatha manages to trick Bugs into thinking he is preparing a hot bath for him. It is actually a cooking pot, which Bugs quickly vacates once Hiawatha casually mentions that he is having rabbit stew for supper.
Reception[]
The Film Daily called the short a "very funny cartoon", saying, "the result is a howl from start to finish. The serious-minded Indian's efforts to catch the screwball rabbit for stewing purposes makes a lively and comical race. Bugs Bunny gets better and funnier with every screen appearance."[3]
Home media[]
- VHS - Bugs Bunny Cartoon Festival Featuring "Little Red Riding Rabbit" [4]
- DVD - Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection
- DVD - The Maltese Falcon 3-Disc Special Edition
- Blu-ray - Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3.
- LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 2, Side 2
Notes[]
The European Dubbed Print Replaces 1941-1955 with the 1938-1941 MWRA
References[]
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 117. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–61. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Reviews of Short Subjects". The Film Daily. 79 (119): 5. June 19, 1941. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-10-17.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- 1941 films
- English-language films
- 1941 short films
- 1941 animated films
- 1940s American animated films
- 1940s animated short films
- Short films directed by Friz Freleng
- Merrie Melodies short films
- American films
- 1941 comedy films
- Films about Native Americans
- Films about hunters
- Films scored by Carl Stalling
- Films featuring Bugs Bunny
- Films produced by Leon Schlesinger
- 1940s Warner Bros. animated short films
- Cultural depictions of Hiawatha
- Merrie Melodies stubs