Direction
Tex Avery's breakneck gag timing never misses.
Sound
Mel Blanc's vocal gymnastics as Peter Lorre.

Director
Tex Avery
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kent Rogers voiced most male stars at 17 years old, mimicking celebrities he'd never met using radio recordings.
This short captured Hollywood at peak studio system glamour—every caricature was instantly recognizable to 1941 audiences.