Bugsy and Mugsy

Bugs has relocated his home due to heavy winter rains; he now lives under the floor of a condemned building. All of a sudden, Rocky and Mugsy burst into the room, on the run from the police. The commotion awakens Bugs, who learns that they have just committed a jewelry robbery, "all 14-carat" (which he misheard as "carrot"). The rabbit vows to take care of the two while they rest for the night.

What follows is a series of plans organised by Bugs to trick Rocky into thinking Mugsy is out to get him:

1. Bugs takes a candlestick telephone, slips one end near Rocky's ear and whispers from the other end in his hole that Mugsy is not so very trustworthy and is coming up with ideas. Rocky gets out of the chair and confronts Mugsy by slapping him in the face. Mugsy has no idea what is up, while Rocky issues him a warning.
2. Bugs sneaks out and places an ax in Mugsy's right hand. Then, in his hole, he whispers through the old phone and informs Rocky that Mugsy is not called "the Detroit Butcher for nothing". Rocky once again confronts Mugsy, seizes the weapon and slices one of the couch's arms cleanly (and his partner's hat in the process). Mugsy, still confused, nervously laughs, thinking Rocky's joking.
3. Bugs, in the attic, begins unscrewing the ceiling light over Rocky's head with a screwdriver. Mugsy sees the screws coming loose and tries to stop him, knowing that Rocky will blame him if the light falls on him. Mugsy grabs his own screwdriver and a ladder to screw the light back in. He's too late; the light falls right on Rocky, with Mugsy looking as if he did it when the latter sees him. Rocky angrily kicks him several times in the air despite Mugsy vainly trying to explain himself.
4. Bugs switches Rocky's cigarette with a dynamite stick, then walks over to Mugsy and imitates Rocky's voice asking for a light. The unaware Mugsy gladly does, inadvertently blowing him up. Rocky finally snaps, gives Mugsy a thorough beating and tosses his tied-up partner into a room, ordering him to go to sleep.
5. Bugs saws a circle around Rocky's chair, causing him to come crashing down. As Rocky fires wildly, Bugs slips it into Mugsy's hands and hides, just before Rocky heads to the room Mugsy is in. The furious gangster accuses Mugsy (despite him being tied up) of doing this and violently attacks him yet again.

Finally, Bugs pops out from under the floor, and puts Mugsy (somehow untied) up on his feet with a pair of roller skates and a powerful magnet and drags it down with him. Mugsy skates all around Rocky, who orders him to get off. Then, Bugs and Rocky cause Mugsy to crash from wall to wall (and in Bugs' case, straight into Rocky). Soon, the police arrive and arrest the crooks.

Rocky, still angry with Mugsy, thinks he gave them away to the police and promptly beats him up yet again. What both parties don't know is that it was actually Bugs, who had put up a neon sign flashing the words "ROCKY'S HIDEAWAY", as he remarks: "Isn't it amazin' what you can do with a few electric bulbs and some wire?"

• List of American films of 1957

• Bugsy and Mugsy at IMDb