The Little Lion Hunter

The Little Lion Hunter
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Airdate:	7 October 1939 Blue Ribbon reissue: 23 March 1946
Series:	Merrie Melodies
MPAA Number:	5051
Production Number:	MM-5-9
Copyright Renewed:	31 July 1967
Starring:	Inki Minah Bird
Crew
Voice Characterizations:	Mel Blanc (uncredited)
Director:	Chuck Jones
Written By:	Bob Givens Tedd Pierce (uncredited)
Producer:	Leon Schlesinger Henry Binder (uncredited)
Animated By:	Phil Monroe Ken Harris (uncredited) Rudy Larriva (uncredited) Bob McKimson (uncredited)
Film Editor:	Treg Brown (uncredited)
Musician:	Carl W. Stalling

The Little Lion Hunter is a 1939 Merrie Melodies short directed by Chuck Jones.

Plot

Little African boy Inki is out hunting in the jungle with his spear, but has some difficulty in capturing any animals. On his journey he encounters the Minah Bird who hops to the tune of Fingal's Cave. He's also oblivious to the fact that a ferocious lion has selected him as prey and is sneaking up on him.

Availability

(1986) VHS
Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Friends

(1986) VHS
Viddy-Oh! For Kids Cartoon Festivals: Little Tweety and Little Inki Cartoon Festival Featuring "I Taw a Putty Tat"

(1992) LaserDisc
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 2, Side 4: Chuck Jones

Notes

• The film introduces the characters of Inki and the Minah Bird.
• The music is Felix Mendelssohn's "Fingal's Cave Overture".
• Like the other Inki cartoons, this short has been banned from television and modern home video due to heavy African stereotyping; none of them are in the Censored Eleven however.
• The USA Turner "dubbed" version keeps the original 1938-41 MWRA end cue, while the EU Turner "dubbed" version replaces the original 1938-41 MWRA end cue with the 1941-55 MWRA end cue.
• Vitaphone release number: 9105

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