Tortoise Beats Hare (1941): Cast & Plot
Tortoise Beats Hare is a 1941 short animated comedy directed by Tex Avery, starring Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Cecil Turtle / Chester Turtle / Turtles (voice) (uncredited). It runs 7 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 7 min
- Director
- Tex Avery
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Leon Schlesinger Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Tortoise Beats Hare About?
The premise of Tortoise Beats Hare without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
Bugs Bunny challenges slick Cecil Turtle to a race.
Tortoise Beats Hare Themes & Keywords
· 42 tags- rabbit
- bugs bunny character
- cecil turtle character
- chester turtle character
- cartoon tortoise
- reference to the three little pigs
- rivalry
- foot race
- telephone booth
- look alike
- ruse
- con artist
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- barricade
- rope bridge
- climbing a tree
- finish line
- losing a bet
- trick
- turtle shell
- surrealism
- split screen telephone call
- reference to mr. kitzel
- reference to the al pearce radio show
- telephone call
- turtle
- three word title
- self referential
- tortoise and the hare
- reference to the tortoise and the hare
- race
- 1940s
- character comments on title screen
- anthropomorphism
- anthropomorphic animal
- underwear underneath shell
- turtle out of shell
- breaking the fourth wall
- cartoon turtle
- cartoon rabbit
- tortoise and the hare spoof
- merrie melodies
- title spoken by character
Tortoise Beats Hare Cast & Characters
Mel Blanc plays Bugs Bunny / Cecil Turtle / Chester Turtle / Turtles (voice) (uncredited) in Tortoise Beats Hare. Directed by Tex Avery.
- Director Tex Avery
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Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Cecil Turtle / Chester Turtle / Turtles (voice) (uncredited)
More from Tex Avery
More films directed by Tex Avery: Cellbound, Sh-h-h-h-h-h, Crazy Mixed Up Pup and I’m Cold.
Tortoise Beats Hare Plot Summary
What happens in Tortoise Beats Hare from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 12 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 2-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Bugs Bunny munches on a carrot while glancing over the opening film credits, the names and titles curling past his lips with comical mispronunciations. Frustration boils as he scoffs at the very title of the cartoon, and in a sprint of irritation he begins to tear the credits apart, turning an ordinary moment into a chaotic vent of fury. The scene then shifts its focus to Cecil Turtle, and a high-stakes wager soon follows: Bugs lays down ten dollars—an enormous sum in the world of cartoon dominoes—on a race that will settle the score once and for all.
Full summary
The whole story of Tortoise Beats Hare, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Tortoise Beats Hare?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which wisecracking rabbit is the star of this 1941 cartoon?
Tortoise Beats Hare Also Known As
5 alternative titles, including “A teknős legyőzi a nyulat” and “La Tortue bat le lièvre”.
- Also known as
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- A teknős legyőzi a nyulat
- La Tortue bat le lièvre
- Черепаха побеждает зайца
- La tartaruga e il coniglio
- Żółw wygrywa z królikiem
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Movies Like Tortoise Beats Hare
Films with a similar story, tone or audience, including Tortoise Wins by a Hare, The Tortoise and the Hare and Rabbit Transit.
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Tortoise Wins by a Hare 1943 -
The Tortoise and the Hare 1935 -
Rabbit Transit 1947 -
The Story of The Tortoise & the Hare 2002 -
Unstable Fables: Tortoise vs. Hare 2008 -
The Heckling Hare 1941 -
Hare-Breadth Hurry 1963 -
Toby Tortoise Returns 1936 -
The Grey Hounded Hare 1949 -
To Hare Is Human 1956 -
Hare Ribbin’ 1944 -
Hair-Raising Hare 1946
Tortoise Beats Hare FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Tortoise Beats Hare, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Tortoise Beats Hare?
Tortoise Beats Hare runs 7 minutes.
When was Tortoise Beats Hare released?
Tortoise Beats Hare was released on March 15, 1941.
Who directed Tortoise Beats Hare?
Tortoise Beats Hare was directed by Tex Avery.
More films by Tex Avery Who is in the cast of Tortoise Beats Hare?
Tortoise Beats Hare stars Mel Blanc as Bugs Bunny / Cecil Turtle / Chester Turtle / Turtles (voice) (uncredited).
Does Tortoise Beats Hare have a post-credit scene?
No. Tortoise Beats Hare has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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