Michael Maltese
Writer · 1908 – 1981 · New York, New York, USA
Michael Maltese (February 6, 1908 – February 22, 1981) was an American story man for classic animated cartoon shorts. He is best known for working in the 1950s on a series of Merrie Melodies cartoons with director Chuck Jones. This collaboration produced many highly acclaimed animated shorts, including 4 of the top 5 "greatest cartoons" as judged by 1000 animation professionals; "What's Opera, Doc?" tops this list as the best animated short of all time. [biography (excerpted) from Wikipedia]
Movies11
Movie7.1AnimationComedySnafu inadvertantly starts a panic on his base when he begins a mistaken rumour that the base is about to be bombed.
Rumors
1943 · 14 votes
Movie7.3AnimationKicked off the boat in Italy, Charlie forces himself upon a pizzeria owner. Donning his best Italian accent and garb, Charlie sets to work as a waiter, astonishing and horrifying the customers with his barefoot grape-stomping and musical rendition of "Atsa Matta for You?"
A Hound for Trouble
1951 · 6 votes
Movie7.5AnimationComedyDaffy Duck convinces Porky Pig to quit the cartoon biz and try his luck in the features. Porky's adventures begin when he tries to enter the movie studio.
You Ought to Be in Pictures
1940 · 64 votes
Movie5.9AnimationPorky hosts a radio program, where animals tell their stories. The guest star is Kansas City Kitty, the best mouser in the country. She tells the story of her life, including her marriage to Tom Collins, the birth of Little Patrick (not necessarily in that order), and the turning point of her life. The mice have plotted out a major operation like gangsters. They sneak out and kidnap Patrick and hold him hostage...
We, the Animals - Squeak!
1941 · 10 votes
Movie7.1AnimationComedyBugs challenges Cecil Turtle to race, only this time he's wearing an aerodynamic suit like Cecil's. Unfortunately, the gambling ring has bet everything on the rabbit, and Bugs now looks like a tortoise.
Tortoise Wins by a Hare
1943 · 37 votes
Movie5.9AnimationFamilyA hungry indian tries to cook bugs, yet Bugs outwits him yet again. Banned for offensive depiction of Native Americans.
A Feather in His Hare
1948 · 13 votes
Movie6.4AnimationComedyBugs Bunny relates his early life in the Manhattan tenements and spotlights his encounter with a gang of canine toughs.
A Hare Grows in Manhattan
1947 · 33 votes
Movie6.9AnimationComedyMeadows the butler quits after being tormented by the spoiled family cat, who finds he is unable to survive on his own, especially after meeting the mice Hubie and Bertie.
The Aristo-Cat
1943 · 20 votes
Movie6.7AnimationComedyAfter driving the Foreign Legionnaires from their fort with his aroma, lovesick skunk Pepe falls for the camp mascot, a cat who's accidentally gotten a white stripe painted down her back.
Little Beau Pepé
1952 · 24 votes
Movie6.2ComedyAnimationA wartime cartoon that satirizes the Axis leaders of World War II.
The Ducktators
1942 · 44 votes
Movie6.8AnimationComedyOn a tropical island, a pair of castaways look to Bugs as a source of food.
Wackiki Wabbit
1943 · 37 votes