Hold the Lion, Please (1942)
- Directed by
- Chuck Jones
- Genre
- animation, comedy
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 8 min
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.4 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A lion escapes from the zoo and ends up in a suburban home. Bugs Bunny tries to outsmart the lion.
slapstickzanyfast-pacedplayfulcartoonishlightheartedwhimsical
What happens
Hold the Lion, Please is a 1942 Merrie Melodies cartoon, first released on June 6, 1942, distributed by the Vitaphone Corporation and Warner Bros. Pictures. This is the first Bugs Bunny cartoon where the title does not include "hare", "bunny", or "rabbit", the character's tenth appearance overall, and Chuck Jones' 39th Warner Bros. cartoon. Tedd Pierce handled writing duties, while Carl W. Stalling composed the music. The title is a play on the expression used by switchboard operators of the day, asking the caller to "hold the line." The Three Stooges made a short with a similar title, Hold That Lion, which also featured a renegade lion. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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