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Merrie Melodies: Case of the Missing Hare (1942)
Merrie Melodies: Case of the Missing Hare (1942) is an 8-minute animated cartoon that airs free on Starlite TV's Laugh Track (CH 3) channel. Our rights research indicates it is in the U.S. public domain (evidence below).
About Merrie Melodies: Case of the Missing Hare (1942)
Case of the Missing Hare is a 1942 Warner Bros. cartoon in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Chuck Jones and starring Bugs Bunny. The short was released on December 12, 1942.
A bald magician named Ala Bahma nails self-promoting posters everywhere, including a tree in which Bugs is living. Bugs protests having his home encroached and his right to private property compromised, until the magician apologizes and offers Bugs a blackberry pie. Ala Bahma magically brandishes the pie from underneath his cloth and splatters it in Bugs' face, prompting Bugs to vow revenge.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article Case of the Missing Hare (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).
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- Laugh Track - CH 3, Comedy TV
Rights & source
- Basis: Documented as U.S. public domain (e.g. copyright not renewed / no notice)
- Evidence: Listed in Wikipedia "List of animated films in the public domain in the United States" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animated_films_in_the_public_domain_in_the_United_States), which cites Film Superlist / copyright renewal records (not renewed). Character names/designs may remain trademarks; no character art used in site branding.
- Credit: Content note: This cartoon contains ethnic and racial stereotypes and/or wartime propaganda that were wrong then and are wrong now. It is presented as a historical document.
- Music: Film soundtrack falls with the film; separately published songs not individually cleared.
- Source: Internet Archive
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