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{{Short description|1946 film by Friz Freleng}}
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{{Infobox film
| image = Racketeer Rabbit.jpg
| image = Racketeer Rabbit.jpg
| caption = Title card
| caption =
| director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]
| director = [[Friz Freleng|I. Freleng]]
| story = [[Michael Maltese]]
| story = [[Michael Maltese]]
| animator = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>Ken Champin<br>[[Virgil Ross]]
| animator = [[Gerry Chiniquy]]<br>[[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]]<br>[[Virgil Ross]]<br>Ken Champin
| starring = [[Mel Blanc]]<br>Dick Nelson (uncredited)
| starring = [[Mel Blanc]]
| music = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
| music = [[Carl W. Stalling|Carl Stalling]]
| producer = [[Edward Selzer]] (uncredited)
| layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
| layout_artist = [[Hawley Pratt]]
| background_artist = [[Paul Julian (artist)|Paul Julian]]
| background_artist = [[Paul Julian (artist)|Paul Julian]]
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'''''Racketeer Rabbit''''' is a 1946 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=171}}</ref> The short was released on September 14, 1946, and stars [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |accessdate=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/58/mode/2up |pages=58-62}}</ref>
'''''Racketeer Rabbit''''' is a 1946 [[Warner Bros.]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' cartoon directed by [[Friz Freleng]].<ref name=Beck>{{cite book |last1=Beck |first1=Jerry |last2=Friedwald |first2=Will |title=Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons |date=1989 |publisher=Henry Holt and Co |isbn=0-8050-0894-2 |page=171}}</ref> The short was released on September 14, 1946, and features [[Bugs Bunny]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=6 June 2020 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/page/58/mode/2up |pages=58–62}}</ref><ref name="Rubin">{{Cite book|last1=Rubin|first1=Rachel | title=Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature | chapter=A Gang of Little Yids| year=2000 | publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]]| isbn= 9780252025396| chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=DRBkS21Kl94C&pg=PA188 |page=104}}</ref><ref name="Youngkin">{{Cite book|last1=Youngkin|first1=Stephen D. | title=The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre | chapter=Being Slapped and Liking It| year=2005 | publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]]| isbn= 9780813137001| chapter-url =https://books.google.com/books?id=kAeSxjYazhEC&pg=PA214 |page=214}}</ref>

In the cartoon, Bugs duels with a pair of [[Racket (crime)|racketeers]] or gangsters, Rocky and Hugo, forerunners of [[Rocky and Mugsy]] who resemble [[Edward G. Robinson]] (Rocky,<ref name="Rubin">{{Cite book|last1=Rubin|first1=Rachel | title=Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature | chapter=A Gang of Little Yids| year=2000 | publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]]| isbn= 9780252025396| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=DRBkS21Kl94C&pg=PA188 |page=104}}</ref> not to be confused with the aforementioned Rocky) and [[Peter Lorre]] (Hugo).<ref name="Youngkin">{{Cite book|last1=Youngkin|first1=Stephen D. | title=The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre | chapter=Being Slapped and Liking It| year=2005 | publisher=[[University Press of Kentucky]]| isbn= 9780813137001| url =https://books.google.com/books?id=kAeSxjYazhEC&pg=PA214 |page=214}}</ref> The short was written by [[Michael Maltese]]; animated by [[Manuel Perez (animator)|Manuel Perez]], [[Virgil Ross]], [[Gerry Chiniquy]] and Ken Champin; [[music]] by [[Carl Stalling]], and voices by [[Mel Blanc]] and, uncredited, Dick Nelson (as "Robinson").


==Plot==
==Plot==
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Bugs Bunny seeks shelter for the night and unwittingly ends up in an abandoned gothic farmhouse, which serves as the hideout for two gangsters, Rocky and Hugo. A chaotic series of events unfolds when Rocky and Hugo return, pursued by rival gangsters, leading to a frenzied gunfight inside the farmhouse. Despite the chaos, Bugs nonchalantly interrupts the mayhem to attend to his basic needs before returning to bed.
{{long plot|section|date=May 2018}}
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Bugs Bunny, looking for a place to spend the night, happens in an abandoned gothic farmhouse, which, unbeknownst to Bugs, is the hideout of two gangsters, [[Rocky and Mugsy|Rocky and Hugo]]. Shortly thereafter, Rocky and Hugo return pursued by rival gangsters. The running gunfight continues as they take cover inside the farmhouse; Bugs comically gets up in the middle of the gunfight to use the bathroom and get a glass of water before returning to bed just as the shooting ends.


During a division of the loot from a recent heist, Bugs cleverly tricks Rocky into relinquishing all the money by assuming various disguises. However, Rocky catches on and demands the money back, leading to a confrontation. Bugs outwits Rocky again by posing as different characters, ultimately causing Rocky's humiliation.
Later while Rocky is doling out his and Hugo's shares of the money from the heist they just pulled, Bugs slyly cuts in after noticing Rocky is not paying attention. He poses as several gang members until he gets all of the money. Rocky then wises up, and demands the money back. When Bugs refuses, Rocky has Hugo take Bugs for a ride. Bugs returns to the house without Hugo (who is absent from the rest of the cartoon, his fate unknown), and Rocky at first does not notice. When he does, he demands to know where the "dough" is, and after promising not to look (since Bugs does not want him to know where he hid it) gets a bowl of pie-dough in the face.


In a final showdown, Bugs assumes the role of a gangster and engages in a comedic altercation with Rocky, culminating in Bugs orchestrating a mock police raid. Using his wit and ingenuity, Bugs ultimately triumphs over Rocky, leaving the gangster defeated and fleeing the scene in a panic. Bugs, with a sigh, reflects on the inability of some individuals to handle humorous situations before returning to his carefree demeanor.
Bugs then poses as Mugsy, another gangster, who threatens that "It's [[curtain]]s for you, Rocky", and then pulls an actual set of curtains from inside his jacket and hangs them over Rocky's head. Bugs then pretends to be the police, and has Rocky hide inside a chest while he "deals with" the police. Bugs acts out the police breaking in, ensuing in a fight over the chest which he is in, and Bugs play-acts a fight in which he eventually throws the cop out the window. Before the phony fight, Bugs opens the chest and hands Rocky a time bomb. After Bugs fakes throwing out the cop out the window, the bomb promptly detonates which leaves Rocky's clothes tattered and in shreds.


==Details==
Rocky flees the house by jumping through the window while desirably screaming to be arrested and not wanting to be left "with that crazy rabbit". Bugs sighs, "Some guys just can't take it, see? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!".
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When entering the house, Bugs remarks "Huh? Sounds like Inner Sanctum!", a reference to the popular mystery [[Inner Sanctum Mystery|radio program]] that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952. Bugs impersonates [[Bugsy Siegel]] and flips a coin like [[George Raft]] in ''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' (1932). His Brooklynite accent serves to complete the image of a tough crook.<ref name="Rubin"/>

==Analysis==
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Bugs Bunny impersonates [[Bugsy Siegel]] and flips a coin like [[George Raft]] in ''[[Scarface (1932 film)|Scarface]]'' (1932). His Brooklynite accent serves to complete the image of a tough crook.<ref name="Rubin"/>


==See also==
==See also==
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Latest revision as of 02:17, 3 December 2024

Racketeer Rabbit
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byMichael Maltese
StarringMel Blanc
Music byCarl Stalling
Animation byGerry Chiniquy
Manuel Perez
Virgil Ross
Ken Champin
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byPaul Julian
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros.
The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date
  • September 14, 1946 (1946-09-14)
Running time
8 minutes
LanguageEnglish

Racketeer Rabbit is a 1946 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on September 14, 1946, and features Bugs Bunny.[2][3][4]

Plot

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Bugs Bunny seeks shelter for the night and unwittingly ends up in an abandoned gothic farmhouse, which serves as the hideout for two gangsters, Rocky and Hugo. A chaotic series of events unfolds when Rocky and Hugo return, pursued by rival gangsters, leading to a frenzied gunfight inside the farmhouse. Despite the chaos, Bugs nonchalantly interrupts the mayhem to attend to his basic needs before returning to bed.

During a division of the loot from a recent heist, Bugs cleverly tricks Rocky into relinquishing all the money by assuming various disguises. However, Rocky catches on and demands the money back, leading to a confrontation. Bugs outwits Rocky again by posing as different characters, ultimately causing Rocky's humiliation.

In a final showdown, Bugs assumes the role of a gangster and engages in a comedic altercation with Rocky, culminating in Bugs orchestrating a mock police raid. Using his wit and ingenuity, Bugs ultimately triumphs over Rocky, leaving the gangster defeated and fleeing the scene in a panic. Bugs, with a sigh, reflects on the inability of some individuals to handle humorous situations before returning to his carefree demeanor.

Details

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When entering the house, Bugs remarks "Huh? Sounds like Inner Sanctum!", a reference to the popular mystery radio program that aired from January 7, 1941, to October 5, 1952. Bugs impersonates Bugsy Siegel and flips a coin like George Raft in Scarface (1932). His Brooklynite accent serves to complete the image of a tough crook.[3]

See also

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 171. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 58–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b Rubin, Rachel (2000). "A Gang of Little Yids". Jewish Gangsters of Modern Literature. University of Illinois Press. p. 104. ISBN 9780252025396.
  4. ^ Youngkin, Stephen D. (2005). "Being Slapped and Liking It". The Lost One: A Life of Peter Lorre. University Press of Kentucky. p. 214. ISBN 9780813137001.
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