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Houndabout

  • 1959
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Houndabout (1959)
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Paramount Noveltoon cartoon series. Tired of being a dog, Julius impersonates a human being and experiences the troubles man could get himself into.Paramount Noveltoon cartoon series. Tired of being a dog, Julius impersonates a human being and experiences the troubles man could get himself into.Paramount Noveltoon cartoon series. Tired of being a dog, Julius impersonates a human being and experiences the troubles man could get himself into.

  • Directors
    • Seymour Kneitel
    • Thomas Johnson
  • Writers
    • Jack Mercer
    • Carl Meyer
  • Stars
    • Jackson Beck
    • Jack Mercer
    • Sid Raymond
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    7.6/10
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    • Directors
      • Seymour Kneitel
      • Thomas Johnson
    • Writers
      • Jack Mercer
      • Carl Meyer
    • Stars
      • Jackson Beck
      • Jack Mercer
      • Sid Raymond
    • 1User review
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    • Police Officer
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    • Directors
      • Seymour Kneitel
      • Thomas Johnson
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      • Jack Mercer
      • Carl Meyer
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    6boblipton

    In Cartoons, No One Can Tell You're A Dog

    Stuck in a leak dog house during the rain, a dog is tired of the life. So when he spots a suit of clothes on a dummy, he puts it on. At first he thinks it's swell being a human, but soon enough....

    This late Noveltoon from Famous Studios takes advantage of the audience having no expectations to produce an amusing one-shot cartoon. Their regular series, which they were disposing of, had become hidebound, despite occasional efforts over the previous couple of years, to break out of their ruts. Cartoons like this one allowed the stuff a chance to stretch their creativity. While there hadn't been much of greatness, this one is still a lot of fun.

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      Shows a release date of April 10, 1959, but the title card shows a copyright date of 1961.
    • Connections
      Featured in Casper and Friends: Doing What's Fright/Popcorn & Politics/Hound About/Professor's Problem (1990)

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      • April 10, 1959 (United States)
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