Cruise Cat
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| Cruise Cat | |
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| Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | October 18, 1952 |
| Producer(s) | Fred Quimby |
| Music composed by | Scott Bradley |
| Screenplay by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Director(s) | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
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Cruise Cat is the seventy-first animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on October 18, 1952. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Tom, working as the mascot aboard the S.S. Aloha, receives a warning from the captain that he will be kicked off if he finds a mouse on the ship. That mouse, of course, is Jerry, who snuck inside of the ship before it sails to Hawaii.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Tom: HELP! GOD! LET ME OUT!
Characters
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Locations
Objects
Vehicles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: October 18, 1952
Behind the scenes
- During the footage scene, stock footage of Texas Tom is used, albeit with different audio.
- When Tom gets trapped inside of a booby hatch with dynamite, he is heard screaming "HELP! GOD! LET ME OUT!"
Errors
Everlasting influence
- Tom's sailor scout uniform would make an appearance as one of his costumes in Tom and Jerry in War of the Whiskers.
Critical reception
Home availability
- In the United States:
- October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 on DVD.
