May 23, 1957 –
The Looney Tunes short, Piker’s Peak, directed by Friz Freleng, starring Bugs Bunny and Yosemate Sam, debuted on this date.
The rescue dog (a send up of the St. Bernard with its cask of warming liquor for stranded travelers) makes what appears to be a shaken (not stirred) martini, five years before the launch (Dr. No) of the James Bond film series…and a year before Ian Fleming first published the novel of the same name.
The Haus of Dcaligari 