The Hardship of Miles Standish

The Hardship of Miles Standish is an American animated cartoon short in the Merrie Melodies series, directed by Friz Freleng for Warner Bros. Cartoons. It was originally released to theaters by Warner Bros. on April 27, 1940. The Jack Miller story is a comic retelling of the narrative poem The Courtship of Miles Standish and features Elmer Fudd as John Alden. The Miles Standish character is a caricature of comic actor Hugh Herbert and the Priscilla character is a caricature of actress Edna May Oliver. The short features the voice of Arthur Q. Bryan as Elmer, who also performs the song You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby.