Monday 26 September 2016

Proto-Bugs

Hare-um Scare-um (1939)

Directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton this carton has voice acting from Mel Blanc. Discovering there is a rise in meat prices a man heads out into the woods with his trusty dog to hunt down his own meat.

This film is pretty clearly an early prototype for many Bugs Bunny cartoons that were to follow but does not completely crack the formula. While this is a solid effort it fails slightly in comparison to later efforts as understandably it lack their polish. The animation is decent if unremarkable and most of the gags are good if simple.


3/5

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