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A Ham in a Role

A Ham in a Role

1949Short⏱️ 7mApproved
FamilyAnimationShortComedy
6.8
IMDB Rating
479 votes

A Shakespearian dog, tired of being a pie-in-the-face looney tune, quits Warner Brothers to study dramatic acting and goes to his country house to practice the bard. He finds that two polite twin gophers have taken over his abode ...

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Blanc, Stan Freberg, Dave Barry
Release Date
December 31, 1949
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 9
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
as Mac
Stan Freberg
Stan Freberg
as Tosh
Dave Barry
Dave Barry
as Dog Gurgling Sounds

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios

🏷️ Keywords

goofy gophers characterscartoon gopheranthropomorphic animalham actorshakespearean actor

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

torment is such sweet sorrow
by lee_eisenberg2007-04-19
7/10

"When I saw "Lumber Jerks" a few months ago and then read about the Goofy Gophers in the book "That's All Folks: The Art of Warner Bros. Animation", I was surprised that those guys had their own series of cartoons and yet I'd never heard of them before. So, I've finally seen another one of their cartoons, and I liked it better than the previous one. "A Ham in a Role" has those most effeminate members of the genus Citellus tormenting a snobbish Shakespearean actor dog who left Warner Bros. (they never miss a chance to advertise themselves, do they?) t..."

💡 Did You Know?

The Goofy Gophers were Warner Brothers' answer to Disney's Chip n' Dale.

📖 Synopsis

A Shakespearian dog, tired of being a pie-in-the-face looney tune, quits Warner Brothers to study dramatic acting and goes to his country house to practice the bard. He finds that two polite twin gophers have taken over his abode ...