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An alley cat tries to woo a prissy penthouse cat. | An alley cat tries to woo a prissy penthouse cat. | ||
The two characters (named Tom and the "Lady Cat") were integrated into MGM's ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical short)|Tom and Jerry]]'' series (which had just debuted a year earlier), beginning in 1943 (Tom rechristened Butch for ''[[Baby Puss ( | The two characters (named Tom and the "Lady Cat") were integrated into MGM's ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical short)|Tom and Jerry]]'' series (which had just debuted a year earlier), beginning in 1943 (Tom rechristened Butch for ''[[Baby Puss (theatrical short)|Baby Puss]]'') and 1946 (the "Lady Cat" christened as Toodles Galore for ''[[Springtime for Thomas]]''), respectively. | ||
==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
Revision as of 04:38, 24 September 2021
| The Alley Cat | |
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| Production company | MGM Cartoons |
| Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date | July 5, 1941 |
| Run time | 9:32 |
| Starring | Harry E. Lang William Hanna Sara Berner |
| Producer(s) | Fred Quimby |
| Music composed by | Scott Bradley |
| Director(s) | Hugh Harman |
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The Alley Cat is an animated theatrical short. It was released on July 5, 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
An alley cat tries to woo a prissy penthouse cat.
The two characters (named Tom and the "Lady Cat") were integrated into MGM's Tom and Jerry series (which had just debuted a year earlier), beginning in 1943 (Tom rechristened Butch for Baby Puss) and 1946 (the "Lady Cat" christened as Toodles Galore for Springtime for Thomas), respectively.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
- Toodles's penthouse
Objects
- None
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Music
The music is composed by Scott Bradley.
Behind the scenes
- Butch's speech sounds a lot more screechy than what he and Tom and other cats sound like when they talk in Tom and Jerry. This was likely due to make the cat sound more realistic, but in doing so, Butch sounds a lot like Quacker and Yakky Duck.
