Slap Happy Lion
| Slap Happy Lion | |
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The mouse gets one up on the lion. | |
| Directed by | Tex Avery |
| Story by | Heck Allen |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Starring | Frank Graham Sara Berner (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Animation by | Ray Abrams Robert Bentley Walter Clinton |
| Layouts by | Walter Clinton (uncredited) |
| Backgrounds by | John Didrik Johnsen (uncredited) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
Slap Happy Lion is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Released on September 20, 1947, the short details the tragic downfall of a lion from king of the beasts to a gibbering, pill-popping wreck. It is narrated by a mouse whose torments drove him crazy. The mouse's voice was supplied by Frank Graham. Scott Bradley provided the music.