The Alley Cat (1941 film)

The Alley Cat
The Alley Cat
Directed by	Hugh Harman
Starring	Harry E. Lang, William Hanna, Billy Bletcher, Sara Berner
Music by	Scott Bradley
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	July 5, 1941;
Running time	9 minutes
Language	English

The Alley Cat is a 1941 American animated short film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.^[1] Directed by Hugh Harman,^[1] the film centres on Butch, and Toodles Galore, who were subsequently integrated as recurring characters into the Tom and Jerry series of shorts (start in Baby Puss (1943)).

Plot

Butch is a black male alley cat who is instantly smitten with Toodles, a gorgeous, white female cat he sees on the balcony of her wealthy family's penthouse apartment on Park Avenue. He serenades her, but the butler sends the family's bulldog Rover after him.

A long, fast-paced chase ensues, with Rover being outwitted by Butch every time, and the chase ends with the butler accidentally hitting Rover with a broom when the dog chases Butch, causing Rover to turn against the butler out of anger. Once Rover and the butler are out of the way, Butch makes it into the apartment to dance with his new love.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b Jeff Lenburg, Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1557836717. p. 129.
^ "Animated Film: Warner Brothers and MGM Animated Shorts". Moffitt Library (University of California, Berkeley) Media Resources Center, 1996.

External links

The Alley Cat at IMDb

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[lenburg-1] Jeff Lenburg, Who's Who in Animated Cartoons: An International Guide to Film and Television's Award-Winning and Legendary Animators. Applause Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1557836717. p. 129.

[2] "Animated Film: Warner Brothers and MGM Animated Shorts". Moffitt Library (University of California, Berkeley) Media Resources Center, 1996.

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