Egghead Rides Again

Egghead Rides Again (1937)

City dweller Egghead dreams of being a cowboy, but his bouncing around gets him kicked out of his boarding house. He sees an ad for a ranch looking for a cowboy and applies. His tryout includes tests of marksmanship and use of a branding iron, but most of it consist of chasing down and roping a troublesome little calf. He passes the test, but the job isn't exactly what he dreamed of.

Date of release
1937-07-17
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (11)
Runtime
7m
Genres
Comedy, Animation, Western, Family
Director
Tex Avery

Casting

Interesting facts

Egghead Rides Again is a 1937 American animated comedy short film directed by Fred Avery. It was first released to theaters on July 17, 1937. It is the 78th film in the Merrie Melodies series. The cartoon marks the first appearance of Egghead, a character who would eventually evolve to become Elmer Fudd. It is also the first film to credit Irven Spence, who would become one of the most prominent animators at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.

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