Underplayed Gems

Chow Hound (1951)

Chow Hound poster
Directed by
Chuck Jones
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

A dog tricks a cat into fetching food for him by using a bigger bully. The cat wants to escape the dog's demands but keeps getting caught.

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What happens

Chow Hound is a 1951 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Chuck Jones and written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on June 16, 1951. The voices are performed by Mel Blanc, Bea Benaderet and John T. Smith. Unlike many Warner Bros. cartoons featuring cats, such as Sylvester, as the antagonists of their targets (such as birds like Tweety, and mice) with dogs serving to discourage their behavior, Chow Hound uses a different formula, applying the inverse of these roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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