Dime to Retire

Dime to Retire
Directed by	Robert McKimson
Story by	Sid Marcus
Starring	Mel Blanc
Music by	Milt Franklyn
Animation by	Robert McKimson Keith Darling
Layouts by	Robert Givens
Backgrounds by	Richard H. Thomas
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	September 3, 1955 (1955-09-03)
Language	English

Dime to Retire is a 1955 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Robert McKimson. ^[1] The cartoon was released on September 3, 1955, and stars Daffy Duck and Porky Pig. ^[2]

Plot

Daffy Duck, acting as a shady hotel-keeper, tricks traveler Porky Pig into staying at his hotel for a dime. He then orchestrates a series of disturbances using animals, charging Porky increasingly exorbitant fees to remove them. It starts with a mouse, escalates to a cat, and spirals out of control with a boxer dog, lion, and elephant, going full circle with the mouse again. Each eviction fee climbs higher until Porky is fed up and leaves without paying. In retaliation, Daffy insists on impounding Porky's luggage.

In retaliation, the backfire from Porky's car inadvertently sets off explosives in his luggage (he's a blasting powder salesman), causing an explosion in Daffy's hotel. As Daffy's tailfeathers catch fire, he dashes away.

Home media

Dime to Retire is included in the Looney Tunes Superstars-Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl DVD, presented uncensored and uncut, albeit cropped to widescreen as seen in its theatrical release. It is also featured on the VHS release, Daffy Duck: Madcap Mania.

References

1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 277. ISBN   0-8050-0894-2.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 60–62. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• Dime to Retire at IMDb