Elmer's Candid Camera

Elmer's Candid Camera
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Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation
Release date	March 2, 1940
Run time	7:49
Starring	Arthur Q. Bryan Mel Blanc
Music composed by	Carl W. Stalling
Story by	Rich Hogan
Director(s)	Charles Jones
Animation director(s)	Charles Jones
Art director(s)	Charles Jones
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Elmer's Candid Camera is the hundred and forty-second Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on March 2, 1940. It was written by Rich Hogan, animated by Bob McKimson, produced by Leon Schlesinger, and directed by Charles Jones.

Memorable quotes

Elmer: Then all you do is fwick the shudder, and pwesto, you have a fine picture of wildlife; suitable for fwaming. (to audience) Golly, that sounds simple enough...

Elmer: Wabbits! Wabbits! I'M GOING MAD! WABBITS! I'M GOING CWAZY! CAMEWA! WABBITS! WABBITS! HOW TO PHOTOGRAPH WILD LIFE! WILDLIFE! AAAHHH!!! WABBITS! WABBITS! WILDLIFE! AH-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Elmer Fudd	Arthur Q. Bryan
Rabbit	Mel Blanc

Organizations

• SPCA (mentioned)

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Fudd residence
    • Forest

Objects

• How to Photograph Wild Life
• Little Giant Camera Kit

Vehicles

• None

Music

The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.

In instrumental form, "Brahm's Lullaby" plays when Bugs first appears sleeping.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: March 2, 1940 in theatres

In other languages

Language	Name	Meaning

Home availability

• In the United States: