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Sid Marcus (story)
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Release Date:
13 December 1949 (USA) more
Plot:
A Shakespearian dog, tired of being a pie-in-the-face looney tune, quits Warner Brothers to study dramatic... more | add synopsis
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torment is such sweet sorrow more (2 total)

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Mel Blanc ... Mac / Dog (voice)
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7 min
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Featured in Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary (1986) (TV) more
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I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles more

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1 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
torment is such sweet sorrow, 19 April 2007
7/10
Author: Lee Eisenberg (eisenberg.lee@gmail.com) from Portland, Oregon, USA

When I saw "Lumber Jerks" a few months ago and then read about the Goofy Gophers in the book "That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation", I was surprised that those guys had their own series of cartoons and yet I'd never heard of them before. So, I've finally seen another one of their cartoons, and I liked it better than the previous one. "A Ham in a Role" has those most effeminate members of the genus Citellus tormenting a snobbish Shakespearean actor dog who left Warner Bros. (they never miss a chance to advertise themselves, do they?) to stick with serious roles. Specifically, they terrorize him based on his lines from the Bard's plays ("A rose by any other name..." becomes an excuse for Limburger cheese).

Yeah, it's just nice, silly entertainment. But I saw it as a special feature on the "My Dream Is Yours" DVD, and this cartoon is easily the best part (it's practically a guarantee that any Doris Day movie totally sucks). So check it out; and if you watch "MDIY", skip to the Bugs Bunny scene, and the movie won't totally suck.

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