Underplayed Gems

Hold the Lion, Please (1942)

Hold the Lion, Please poster
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
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A lion escapes from the zoo and ends up in a suburban home. Bugs Bunny tries to outsmart the lion.

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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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