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The Old Grey Hare
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : October 28, 1944 Series: Merrie Melodies

Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)

Synopsis

Far into the future, an elderly Elmer Fudd meets an elderly Bugs Bunny--and succeeds in shooting him! The dying rabbit reminiscences about the good times the two had as babies. The rabbit proceeds to dig his own grave and the two shake hands--only for Bugs to switch places with Elmer and bury him alive!

Characters

Bugs Bunny
(Voice: Mel Blanc)
Elmer Fudd
(Voice: Mel Blanc)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett

Animator

Robert "Bob" McKimson
Rod Scribner
Manny Gould (unverified)
Jack Bradbury (unverified)
Basil Davidovich (unverified)

Story

Michael Sasanoff

Music

Carl W. Stalling

Backgrounds

Dorcy Howard (unverified)

Voices

Mel Blanc
Arthur Q. Bryan

Layout

Thomas McKimson (unverified)

Effects Animation

Adolph Charles "A.C." Gamer (unverified)

Producer

Edward "Eddie" Selzer (unverified)

Film Editor

Treg Brown (unverified)

Orchestration

Milt Franklyn (unverified)

Music Sources

von Suppé, Franz : "Light Cavalry Overture "
Zamecnik, J.S. : "In the Stirrups "
DeSylva, Buddy, Joseph Meyer, and Al Jolson : "California, Here I Come "

Broadcasters

Cartoon Network
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Tooncast

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Clips Used In:

50 Years of Bugs Bunny in 3½ Minutes

Included in:

Bugs Bunny Superstar
The Dreams of Bob Clampett

Television

Toon In With Me

VHS

United States

Bugs Bunny Cartoon Festival featuring "Little Red Riding Rabbit"
Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd Cartoon Festival featuring "Wabbit Twouble"
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny: Superstar
Volume 7: Welcome To Wackyland

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bugs Bunny: Superstar

DVD

United States

Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 5
The Essential Bugs Bunny
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1
Bugs Bunny Superstar
Looney Tunes Complete Platinum Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)

Spain

Bugs Bunny Kids Collection

BluRay Disc

United States

Looney Tunes Showcase - Volume 1 (Blu-Ray)
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 1 (Blu-Ray)
Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection

Technical Specifications

Production No.: 11-13
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono

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