Roman Legion-Hare

Roman Legion-Hare
Roman Legion-Hare
Directed by	Friz Freleng
Story by	Warren Foster
Produced by	Edward Selzer
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Virgil Ross ; Art Davis ; Gerry Chiniquy
Layouts by	Hawley Pratt
Backgrounds by	Irv Wyner
Color process	Technicolor
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	November 12, 1955;
Running time	7:09

Roman Legion-Hare is a 1955 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes animated short directed by Friz Freleng.^[1] The short was released on November 12, 1955, and stars Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.^[2] The title is a play on the words Roman Legionnaire. After being ordered by Emperor Nero to find a victim to be tossed to the lions, Yosemite Sam tries to capture Bugs Bunny.

Plot

Set against the backdrop of Rome in 54 A.D., the Coliseum is bustling, waiting for a show with the Detroit Lions. Emperor Nero makes a grand entrance in a chariot reminiscent of a 1950s Cadillac. Nero decrees to "throw out the first victim", and delegates the task to Captain of the Praetorian Guard Sam. Bugs, the first victim, escapes but is chased by Sam; there is a showdown atop a column.

Home media

Roman Legion-Hare was released on the Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures VHS as part of the Golden Jubilee 24 Carrot Collection video set. The short is also part of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 4 DVD set.

References

^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 279. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.