A Wild Hare

A Wild Hare
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Directed byFred Avery
Story byRich Hogan
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
StarringMel Blanc
Arthur Q. Bryan
Marion Darlington[1]
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation byVirgil Ross
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • July 27, 1940 (1940-07-27)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

A Wild Hare is a 1940 American animated comedy short film directed by Tex Avery, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and distributed by Warner Bros. as part of the Merrie Melodies series. The film was released on July 27, 1940, and features Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny, the latter making what is considered his first official appearance.[2][3]

  1. ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 84.
  2. ^ Barrier, Michael (2003). Hollywood Cartoons: American Animation in Its Golden Age. Oxford, UK: Oxford University Press. p. 361. ISBN 9780195167290.
  3. ^ Adamson, Joe (1990). Bugs Bunny: 50 Years and Only One Grey Hare. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 978-0-8050-1190-6