His Bitter Half
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| Production company | Warner Bros. Cartoons |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Pictures The Vitaphone Corporation |
| Release date | May 20, 1950 |
| Run time | 7:35 |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
| Producer(s) | Edward Selzer |
| Music composed by | Carl Stalling |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce |
| Animation | Ken Champin Virgil Ross Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy |
| Director(s) | Friz Freleng |
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His Bitter Half is the three hundred and nineteenth Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures and The Vitaphone Corporation on May 20, 1950. It was written by Tedd Pierce, produced by Edward Selzer, and directed by Friz Feleng.
Daffy marries a rich ill-tempered widow for money, but is forced to do laborious housework and take care of her equally ill-tempered son.
Detailed summary
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Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Carl W. Stalling.
Crew credits
- Layouts: Hawley Pratt
- Backgrounds: Paul Julian
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: May 20, 1950 in theatres
Behind the scenes
- The title is a play on "his better half." You're welcome.
Errors
Legacy
- This short would inspire Freleng to direct the 1962 short Honey's Money, starring Yosemite Sam, which followed the same premise as His Bitter Half.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- In the United States:
- 2007: Warner Home Video releases The West Point Story on DVD.
- May 20, 2023: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment releases Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 on Blu-ray.
