Count Me Out (1938 film)
| Count Me Out | |
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Title card | |
| Directed by | Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton |
| Story by | Melvin Millar |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by | Herman Cohen |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
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.[2]
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
- Mel Blanc as Record Boxing Coach, Old Mailman
- Danny Webb as Egghead, Biff Stew, Charlie McCarthy Imitation
- Tex Avery as Fight Referee
- Joe Twerp as Fight Commentator[3]
Home media
Count Me Out is available as a bonus feature on The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse DVD release.
Notes
- This is the second Egghead cartoon co-supervised by Cal Dalton (with Ben Hardaway). The first was A-Lad-In Bagdad (with Cal Howard).
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 June 6, 2020.
- ^ Scott, Keith (October 3, 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media.
External links
- Count Me Out at IMDb