''The Little Lion Hunter'' is a Warner Bros. ''

Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. starting in 1931, during the golden age of American animation, and ending in 1969. Then some new cartoons were produced from the late 1970s to the ...

'' cartoon released to theaters on October 7, 1939. This short was the first of a series of five films featuring the

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and

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characters.

Plot

Little African boy

is out hunting in the jungle with his spear, but has some difficulty in capturing any animals. He is also oblivious to the fact that a ferocious lion has selected him as prey and is sneaking up on him.

Home media

''The Little Lion Hunter'' is available in an unrestored version on both the VHS tape ''The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends'' and the laserdisc ''The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Volume 2'' (side 4).

Voice cast

Mel Blanc Melvin Jerome Blanc (born Blank ; May 30, 1908July 10, 1989) was an American voice actor and radio personality whose career spanned over 60 years. During the Golden Age of Radio, he provided character voices and vocal sound effects for comedy r ...

as the Lion (uncredited)

References

External links

* 1939 films 1939 animated films Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Short films directed by Chuck Jones Animated films about birds Animated films about lions Animated films without speech Films about race and ethnicity Films scored by Carl Stalling 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films {{MerrieMelodies-stub