1942-Dr. Seuss - Horton Hatches the Egg
" Horton Hatches the Egg is a book by Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, first published in 1940.
It was adapted by Warner Brothers in 1942, directed by Bob Clampett. A couple of interesting gags appeared in the cartoon that were not in the original. A fish caricature of Peter Lorre says, upon seeing Horton pass by in a ship, "Now I've seen everything" and promptly shoots himself in the head (a grisly staple of the "Termite Terrace" gag writers). Mayzie also does a breathy Katharine Hepburn ("raaaaaaaa-hlly I do") at several points. The cheerful elephant (along with his son, at the end) sing a popular nonsense tune of that era, "The Hut-Sut Song" by Horace Heidt. " (Source: Wikipedia)
It was adapted by Warner Brothers in 1942, directed by Bob Clampett. A couple of interesting gags appeared in the cartoon that were not in the original. A fish caricature of Peter Lorre says, upon seeing Horton pass by in a ship, "Now I've seen everything" and promptly shoots himself in the head (a grisly staple of the "Termite Terrace" gag writers). Mayzie also does a breathy Katharine Hepburn ("raaaaaaaa-hlly I do") at several points. The cheerful elephant (along with his son, at the end) sing a popular nonsense tune of that era, "The Hut-Sut Song" by Horace Heidt. " (Source: Wikipedia)
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