Arthur Q. Bryan
Elmer Fudd (voice) (uncredited)
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While seeking gold in the desert, prospector Elmer Fudd stumbles across mischievous Bugs Bunny.
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| Release Date | 1942-05-02 |
|---|---|
| Runtime | 7m |
| Directors | Robert Clampett, Treg Brown |
| Producer | Leon Schlesinger |
| Writer | Warren Foster |
Starting with a cactus encouraging us to buy war bonds, we follow "Elmer" twamping and twudging through the desert ready for his own personal gold rush. Meantime, "Bugs" is carefully camouflaged inside a sheep's skull and after a rousing duet of "Oh Susannah" watches his patsy set about beginning his mining operation. Well, it's really just him, a pick axe and some dynamite! Might "Elmer" have been based on Walter Brennan, I wonder? Anyway, what ensues here is a bit repetitive and after a few minutes I was a little too settled into the obvious dynamic. It's not that cartoons didn't usually follow a formula, it's maybe just that the two characters here don't really engage for me. I always found "Bugs" a bit smug! It's watchable, though - just not very memorable and there's far too much dialogue, too.
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