Count Me Out (1938 film)
Count Me Out is a 1938 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton.[1] The short was released on December 17, 1938 and features Egghead, an early version of Elmer Fudd.[2]
| Count Me Out | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Co-supervision: Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Melvin Millar Created by: Tex Avery (uncredited) |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Danny Webb Tex Avery (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Musical direction: Carl W. Stalling Orchestra: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Treg Brown (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Character animation: Herman Cohen Rod Scribner (uncredited) Effects animation: A.C. Gamer (solely uncredited) |
| Color process | In: Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
Egghead decides to get rich by boxing, so he takes a boxing course on a phonograph. When he graduates, he takes on dog-like champion Biff Stew, who punches Egghead around until Egghead accidentally knocks him out. We learn this is a dream after Egghead is knocked out by his boxing equipment.
Voice cast
Home media
Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.
Notes
- This is the second and final of two Egghead cartoons co-supervised by Cal Dalton (with Ben Hardaway only). The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad (with Cal Howard only). The other 10 Egghead cartoons are directed by Tex Avery.
- This is the only short where Egghead made a minor role at the end.
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. 81. 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.
External links
- Count Me Out at IMDb
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