The Bowling Alley-Cat

The Bowling Alley-Cat
Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 18, 1942
Run time	8:00
Starring	William Hanna
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Story by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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The Bowling Alley-Cat is the seventh animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on July 18, 1942. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Tom and take their feud to a bowling alley.

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

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • Bowling alley

Objects

• Bowling balls

Vehicles

• None

Production

Filming

The film was copyrighted in 1942 (MCMXLII).

Music

The score was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: July 18, 1942; June 12, 1948 (reissue)

Behind the scenes

• The MPAA certificate number is 8137.
• This is the first time Tom and Jerry are seen outside of Mammy Two-Shoes's house.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 25, 2005: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 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.