French Rarebit (1951)
Directed by Robert McKimson
Story by Tedd Pierce
Animation by Phil DeLara, Emery Hawkins, Charles McKimson, Rod Scribner
Music by Eugene Poddany; orchestrations by Milt Franklyn
A flatbed truck emerges out of the Arc de Triomphe carrying a large crate marked “Carrots from U.S.A.” The vehicle hits a pothole, causing the crate to fall off and crack open in the street. Bugs Bunny emerges, unaware of his surroundings, though a quick glimpse of the Eiffel Tower and a street sign for the Champs Elysees alerts him to his Parisian location. While strolling the city’s streets, he attracts the attention of rival restaurateurs Louis and Francois – each wants to capture and cook Bugs. Not surprisingly, Bugs quickly outwits his new foes and winds up cooking them.
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