| Hare-um Scare-um | |
|---|---|
 The rabbit setting a trap for the hunter's dog. | |
| Directed by | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Gil Turner |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:47 (theatrical release) 8:10 (lost ending) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Hare-um Scare-um is a 1939 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on August 12, 1939, and is the third short to feature the rabbit that would evolve into Bugs Bunny.[2]
The title is a homonym with an old nonsense expression — "harum-scarum", meaning reckless or irresponsible. This was the first use of a hare-based pun title in the Warner Bros. cartoons; it would be a device used to name many Bugs Bunny cartoons in the years to come.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 91. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.