In tom e Jerry, Episódio 34 - Kitty Foiled (1948), Tom acha que levou um tiro e começou a morrer, mas, pouco antes de terminar, Tom começa a jogar uma moeda, você pode ver isso no vídeo abaixo:
Existe algum significado por trás disso? Isso é uma inspiração de um filme passado?
Há um filme anterior que pode muito bem ter inspirado essa cena: os filmes de 1932 Scarface
George Raft foi famoso por jogar uma moeda no Scarface:
Raft's big break came when cast as the second lead, alongside Paul Muni as Tony Camonte, in Scarface (1932), directed by Howard Hawks. He plays second-in-command Guino Rinaldo, who falls in love with Camonte's sister and is murdered by him. Raft's performance was notable for his character frequently flipping a coin (a nickel) during scenes, which became an iconic trope in gangster films. (Many people later claimed credit for this idea, including Raft and Hawks.) The film was shot in September 1931, but not released by United Artists until the following year. It was a landmark hit, and Raft garnered a lot of attention; audience adulation made a star of him.
Hawks included hand gestures, a common motif in his films. In Scarface, George Raft was instructed to repetitively flip a coin, which he does throughout the film.
Aqui está um vídeo mostrando a ele fazer isso:
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