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
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.
playfulslapstickwhimsicalfast-pacedmischievouschaoticcomicirreverent
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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