Hare-um Scare-um
| Hare-um Scare-um | |
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| Merrie Melodies(Happy Rabbit) series | |
The rabbit setting a trap for the hunter`s dog.
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| Directed by |
Supervision: Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Voices by | Mel Blanc (uncredited) |
| Music by |
Musical direction: Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by |
Gil Turner Additional animation: Herman R. Cohen (uncredited) Richard Bickenbach (uncredited) |
| Studio | Leon Schlesinger Productions |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 7 minutes 47 seconds Theatrical Release 8 minutes 10 seconds with lost ending |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hare-um Scare-um is a 1939 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton, and first released on August 12, 1939 by Warner Bros. It marks the third appearance of the Bugs Bunny prototype and the first time he, thanks to a redesign by Charlie Thorson, appears as a grey rabbit instead of a white one. The title is a homonym with an old nonsense expression ("harum-scarum", meaning reckless or irresponsible) that has nothing to do with rabbits as such. Apart from this, the rabbit's voice and laugh were identical to those of Woody Woodpecker in his very first appearance (the Andy Panda cartoon Knock Knock, released the following year). This is also the final cartoon to have a banner on the Warner Bros logo.
A man (named as John Sourpuss) reading a newspaper comes across an article stating that meat prices have soared. Angry, he declares that he'll hunt his own meat to get back at the government for the price inflation. He takes his dog with him, revealing he is going hunting for rabbits.
In the woods, a rabbit leads the dog into a hollow log and pushes the log down a hill, where it smashes into a tree. Meanwhile, John sees several rabbits hopping over a hill. He fires his gun several times and runs to where the rabbits were. When he gets there, he finds two spinning wheels with pictures of rabbits on them, giving the perception of moving rabbits.
He then sees the rabbit sleeping. The hunter starts pouring salt on the rabbit, who quickly gets up and holds a stick of celery under the stream of salt. The rabbit then runs into a cave, and the hunter runs after him. Before he reaches the cave, a pair of elevator doors closes, which the hunter runs into.
The bunny then dresses as a female dog, successfully seducing the hunter's dog. When the dog finally realizes he's with the rabbit rather than another dog, he resumes his chase. The rabbit then pretends he's a policeman, citing the dog for numerous crimes (speeding, running on the wrong side of the street, intoxicated "driving", etc.).
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