Claws in the Lease (1963)

- Directed by
- Robert McKimson
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 6 min
- Rating
- 5.9 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
Sylvester and his son try to con a hillbilly woman into letting them live in her home. Their sneaky plan goes wrong and they all end up back at the dump.
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What happens
Claws in the Lease is a 1963 Warner Bros. traditionally animated Merrie Melodies short film directed by Robert McKimson. The short was released on November 9, 1963, and stars Sylvester and Sylvester Jr. The story revolves around Sylvester and his son leaving the city dump where they live, and attempting to find local home owners to take them in. After numerous attempts to trick a fat hillbilly woman into letting them both stay with her, their plan backfires and all three wind up living at the dump. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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