Elmer's Candid Camera
Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon short directed by Chuck Jones.[1] The short was released on March 2, 1940 and features Elmer Fudd.[2]
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| Directed by | Charles Jones |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Rich Hogan |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Arthur Q. Bryan (both uncredited) |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Robert McKimson (As Bob McKimson) Uncredited Animators: Ken Harris Phil Monroe Robert Cannon Virgil Ross |
| Layouts by | John McGrew (unc.) |
| Backgrounds by | Paul Julian (unc.) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
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Running time | 7:49 |
| Language | English |
This is the first appearance of a redesigned Elmer Fudd (voiced by Arthur Q. Bryan), a character previously known as Egghead. It is also the fourth appearance of the prototype rabbit that would later evolve into Bugs Bunny. Apart from making a fool of Elmer Fudd, the usual characteristics are absent; the voice used by Mel Blanc is closer to Daffy Duck (without the lisp) than its mature form.
Plot
Elmer is reading a book on how to photograph wildlife. He walks and whistles at the same time when holding the camera. He finds a rabbit and wants to take a picture of him. The rabbit finds himself a convenient victim to harass as Elmer tries to photograph him. Elmer points to where the rabbit was sleeping and tells him that he wants to take a picture of him. This tormenting eventually drives Elmer insane, causing him to jump into a lake and nearly drown. The rabbit saves him, ensures that Elmer is perfectly all right - and promptly kicks him straight back into the lake. Then, the rabbit throws Elmer's "How To Photograph Wildlife" book on his head, thus ending the cartoon as the screen irises-out.
Releases
- VHS- Cartoon Moviestars: Elmer!
- VHS- Looney Tunes Collectors Edition: Wabbit Tales
- Laserdisc- Bugs! and Elmer!
- Laserdisc- Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol 2
- DVD- Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
- DVD- Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1
- DVD- The Essential Bugs Bunny
- Blu-ray- Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2[3]
References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 99. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 77–79. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-08-11. Retrieved 2016-09-12.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)