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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
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"
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
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.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries
- ↑ Jones, Chuck (1989). "The Writers: The Slum Kid, the Scion, and Me", Chuck Amuck: The Life and Times of an Animated Cartoonist (in en). Farrar Straus Giroux, page 114. ISBN 978-0374123482.