Sufferin' Cats!

Sufferin' Cats!
Theatrical poster.
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	January 16, 1943
Run time	7:56
Starring	William Hanna Clarence Nash Harry E. Lang
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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Sufferin' Cats! is the ninth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on January 16, 1943. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom fights over Jerry with another cat.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Jerry Mouse	William Hanna
Tom Cat	William Hanna Clarence Nash
Meathead	William Hanna Clarence Nash
Devil Tom	Harry E. Lang

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Mammy Two Shoes's residence

Objects

• None

Vehicles

• None

Production

1949 reissue poster.

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: January 16, 1943; 1949 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

• Tom gets his first cat rival.

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.