By Leaps and Hounds (1951): cast, story & where to watch
1951 · Film
Released in 1951, By Leaps and Hounds is an animation film directed by Izzy Sparber.
What it’s about. Herbert, a hound who has never seen a fox, joins the Foxhound Academy to get his foxhound credentials. The instructors describes a fox, and tells Herbert to remain at the back of the pack during the hunt and blow a bugle if he sees a fox. The lead dogs pass by a fox but not Herbert, but the fox takes Herbert over to a sleeping bear and identifies the bear as a fox. Herbert blows his bugle, but the hunt resume, without Herbert, when the dogs see the bear. The fox returns and, at Herbert's invitation, joins him for a spot of tea.
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If you liked it. Fans of By Leaps and Hounds tend to enjoy Spirited Away, Your Name., Grave of the Fireflies and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse.
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- By Leaps and Hounds was released in 1951.