Konterr Brilliant and touching

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Josephina Great story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "Chow Hound" is a 7-minute cartoon from 1951, so this one had its 55th anniversary last year and as a Warner Bros work, it once again unites some of the best in the business back then like Jones, Maltese, Benederet and Blanc of course. In this little movie we may not have any of the company's biggest cartoon stars, but a dog, a cat and a mouse fill in nicely. Cats usually don't have it easy in these old cartoons (just look at Tom and Sylvester) and this one is no better for the feline protagonist. A hunky dog pushes him around collecting food and when the people say the cat is missing, then the dog acts like a savior and collects even more food while still finding a way to take the kitty with him again. But eventually and not unsurprisingly, the cat and mouse have the last laugh as the dog's greed eventually destroys him. It was a good and entertaining seven minutes here. Definitely worth seeing if you like old cartoons. It may not have had any really great moments, but I enjoyed it enough for a thumbs-up. Go check it out.

Robert Reynolds This is a one shot cartoon from Warner Brothers animation studio. There will be spoilers ahead:This is a great cartoon done by a mater at the top of his form who also had a top notch unit also at the top of their game. Chuck Jones and Mike Maltese come up with a short worthy of Alfred Hitchcock at his wickedly funny best.The basic premise is that a dog who exemplifies crudity, vulgarity and greed has forced a cat and later a mouse into helping him try to satisfy his gluttony. The dog goes from house to house with the cat. Various people know the cat by different names (Butch, Harold and Timothy are the ones shown) as well as posing as a Sabre-toothed Alley Cattus in the Lion House at the zoo.As the cat's owners feed him, the dog takes the food and wolfs it down, continually berates him about there being no gravy. For one stop, the dog takes a mouse from a tin can to make "Timothy" look like a mouser. The mouse has some beautiful lines and almost steals the short.The dog finally becomes frustrated at the perceived slowness of it all and gets a brilliant idea. He holds the cat away for a period until ads are placed offering rewards for the return of lost cats. The ads are composed of in-jokes relating to the Jones unit and the studio itself.The dog collects the rewards, grabs the case and with his windfall, he buys the meat market. Gluttonous dog, surrounded by meat and the end result isn't pretty. Cut to the dog and cat hospital and a grossly bloated dog on a table, with doctors amazed at the dog's condition. Doctors leave and a doorknob turns. Cue cat and mouse with the coup de grace and a funny, disturbing and truly evil line. The dog is about to get his just desserts, so to speak. I almost felt sorry for the dog. Almost.This short is available on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 6 DVD set and the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection, Volume 1 Blu-Ray set. If you have Blu-Ray, go that route. I've seen both and while the DVD is good, this looks beautiful in HD on Blu-Ray and I usually don't care all that much about the difference between the two. Most highly recommended.

maxwellbarnes Chow Hound is a brilliant masterpiece. Directed by Chuck Jones this cartoon is a masterpiece. featuring memorable lines. John T. Smith voices the dog, Bea Benaderet voices the women and Mel Blanc does the rest. the cartoon is about a dog who uses a cat for personal game for meat. It is a brilliant masterpiece . then the cat is known as Butch, Harold, and a Sabertooth alley cat. It's not a Chuck Jones brilliance but is still to enjoy. I think the dog should of went further then this cartoon. This cartoon earns an 8 out of ten rating because it is not that of a brilliance and it does not earn recognition. the dog is well voiced but come on the cartoon doesn't earn a fair rating but is an classic to enjoy a cartoon to remember for generations. Thank You for reading my comment.

dymondbolt All I wanted to do was make a simple comment on how this is a classic piece of Warner Brothers Animation. I didn't realize I had to make a separate summary on the movie. I thought I would be doing that with my commentary. The whole gag is classic. The Dog uses the Cat ( and the mouse in the cats mouth)to get free food. The line "And don't forget the Gravy" soon gets forgotten when the dog yanks the cat back to him, gobbles up the food, then slaps the cat and says " What?! No Gravy??" Like the cat had time to even get the food in his mouth in the first place. The truly classic part comes after the Dog buys the butcher shop. The doctors commenting on his bloated fat body, unable to even move and after they leave the cat and mouse letting him know that " This time we didn't forget the gravy!". Funnels are so helpful. Just classic. I wish I could get a copy of the thing. But with so many studios keeping things "PC" I don't think the thing will be out soon. The scene where the dog gets paid for returning the Saber-toothed pussy cat to the ZOO and the cat is trussed up and held by the mouse dressed like a ZULU Warrior would have a hard time getting by the PC police. Tragic really. This is a great little movie.