Difference between revisions of "The Million Dollar Cat"

The Million Dollar Cat
	; Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	May 6, 1944
Run time	7:13
Starring	William Hanna
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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Latest revision as of 04:45, 29 December 2022

The Million Dollar Cat is the fourteenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on May 6, 1944. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom inherits a million dollars, but can only keep it if, he brings no harm to Jerry.

Detailed summary

Tom: Gee, I'm throwing away a million dollars. BUT I'M HAPPY.

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Tom Cat	William Hanna
Jerry Mouse	William Hanna
Telegram guy (voice only)	Unavailable
Aunt Harriet

Organizations

Daily Blah (mentioned)
Daily Blabber (mentioned)

Locations

Earth
- United States
  - Mammy Two Shoes's residence
    - New York
      - New York City
        Park Avenue

Objects

Telegram
Daily Blah newspaper
Daily Blabber newspaper
Gazette

Vehicles

Limo

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

United States: February 26, 1944; February 24, 1951 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

Errors

Home availability

In the United States:
- October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection on DVD.
- October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
In France:
- November 23, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un on DVD.

References

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-{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Zoot Cat''}}
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Million Dollar Cat''}}
 {{Infobox movie
-|image= [[File:The Zoot Cat poster.png|300px]]
+|image= [[File:The Million Dollar Cat poster.png|300px]]
 |caption= Theatrical poster.
-|prodcompany= [[MGM Cartoons]]
+|prodcompany= [[Metro-Goldwn-Mayer]]
-|distributor= [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]
+|distributor= Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
-|released= May 6, 1944
+|released= [[May 6]], [[1944]]
 |run_time= 7:13
 |starring= [[William Hanna]]
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 |title_card= [[File:The Million Dollar Cat title card.png|300px]]
 }}
-'''''The Million Dollar Cat''''' is the fourteenth animated theatrical short of the ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]'' series. It was released on May 6, 1944 by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. It was produced by [[Fred Quimby]], and written and directed by [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]].
+'''''The Million Dollar Cat''''' is the fourteenth animated theatrical short of the ''[[Tom and Jerry (theatrical shorts)|Tom and Jerry]]'' series. It was distributed by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]] on [[May 6]], [[1944]]. It was produced by [[Fred Quimby]], and written and directed by series creators, [[William Hanna]] and [[Joseph Barbera]].
 Tom inherits a million dollars, but can only keep it if, he brings no harm to Jerry.
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 |style="background-color:#clear"| [[Jerry Mouse]]
 |style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
+|-
+|style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Telegram guy (voice only)
+|style="background-color:#aaffaa"| Unavailable
 |-
 |style="background-color:#FDB56C" colspan="2"| Aunt Harriet
 |-
 {{CastBottom}}
+==Organizations==
+* ''[[Daily Blah]]'' (mentioned)
+* ''[[Daily Blabber (Tom and Jerry)|Daily Blabber]]'' (mentioned)
 ==Locations==
-* [[Mammy Two-Shoes's residence]]
+* [[Earth]]
-* [[New York]]
+** [[United States]]
-** [[New York City]]
+*** [[Mammy Two Shoes's residence]]
-*** [[Park Avenue]]
+**** [[New York]]
+***** [[New York City]]
+****** [[Park Avenue]]
 ==Objects==
-* ''[[Daily Blah]]''
+* Telegram
-* ''[[Daily Blabber (Tom and Jerry)|Daily Blabber]]''
+* ''Daily Blah'' newspaper
+* ''Daily Blabber'' newspaper
 * ''Gazette''
 ==Vehicles==
-* None
+* Limo
 ==Production==
-[[File:Baby Puss reissue poster.png|thumb|150px|1950 reissue poster.]]
 ===Development===
+===Filming===
 ==Music==
-The music is composed by [[Scott Bradley]].
+The music was composed by [[Scott Bradley]].
 ==Release==
-It was originally released in theaters on February 26, 1944, then released on February 24, 1951.
+Dates are in order of release:
+* United States: February 26, 1944; [[February 24]], [[1951]] (reissue)
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 ==Home availability==
-*
+* In the United States:
+** [[October 19]], [[2004]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection]]'' on DVD.
+** [[October 25]], [[2011]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 (DVD)|Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' on DVD.
+** October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 (BD)|Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' on Blu-ray Disc.
+* In [[France]]:
+** [[November 23]], 2011: Warner Home Video releases ''Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un'' on DVD.
 ==References==
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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Million Dollar Cat, The}}
+[[Category:1944]]
 [[Category:Directed by Joseph Barbera]]
 [[Category:Directed by William Hanna]]
+[[Category:Films]]
+[[Category:MGM]]
 [[Category:Theatrical shorts]]
 [[Category:Tom and Jerry shorts]]
+[[Category:Tom and Jerry]]