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Tortoise Beats Hare (1941) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Leon Schlesinger.

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Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

By C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015 From Classic Film Aficionados

? Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was ?well under way,? so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There appears... Read full article


Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

By C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015 From Classic Film Aficionados

? Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was ?well under way,? so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There appears... Read full article


Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! March 15, 1941; Revised Hare

By C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2015 From Classic Film Aficionados

? Work on Tortoise Beats Hare was ?well under way,? so said Merrie Melodies and Looney Tunes producer Leon Schlesinger at the first of February 1941;[1] it was normal practice for animated shorts to be finished and stockpiled upwards of six months in advance, but not so in this case. There appears... Read full article


Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! and Many Happy Returns! Premiered on March 15, 1941 (2)

By C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Director, Tex “Fred” Avery (Tex seems and sounds so much better for this merrie-looney?guy) and crew appropriated the Aesop (Dave Monahan wrote the story and screenplay, leaving Aesop, un-attributed? poor Aesop) fable, “The Tortoise and the Hare,” and along the way made one o... Read full article


Tortoise Beats Hare, Happy Anniversary! and Many Happy Returns! Premiered on March 15, 1941

By C. S. Williams on Mar 15, 2014 From Classic Film Aficionados

Director, Tex “Fred” Avery (Tex seems and sounds so much better for this merrie-looney?guy) and crew appropriated the Aesop (Dave Monahan wrote the story and screenplay, leaving Aesop, un-attributed? poor Aesop) fable, “The Tortoise and the Hare,” and along the way made one o... Read full article


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Quotes from

Bugs Bunny: Why you... you little blankety-blank-blank toitle... how did... you did... I didn't...
Cecil Turtle: ...and "how" about my ten bucks?
Bugs Bunny: Oh, alright; here!
[gives him the money]
Bugs Bunny: Onetwothreefourfivesixseveneightnineten! And I hope ya choke!


Bugs Bunny: [after reading title] "Tortoise Beats Hare"? Why those stupid joiks don't know what they're talking about! And I outta know, I woik for 'em!


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