Early to Bet (1951)

Directed by

Robert McKimson

Genre

animation, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.2 of 10 from 18 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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 charmingly mischievous bug spreads a compulsive desire to gamble to everything it meets. A cat tries to stop playing cards with a cheating bulldog, but the bug's interference leads to a series of wacky and painful punishments.

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What happens

Early to Bet is a 1951 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon short directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on May 12, 1951, and features the Gambling Bug, as well as the second appearance of the tuxedo cat and the bulldog previously seen in the 1950 short It's Hummer Time. In the film, the bug spreads "gambling fever" to people, giving them an irresistible urge for gambling. When a cat decides to quit playing cards with a card sharp (a bulldog), the bug decides to infect it with his fever. The cat agrees to play games where the loser is subjected to various forms of punishment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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