A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

11/21/1942 (US) • Animation, Comedy • 8m

Overview

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole. The gullible (and loud) Catsello is repeatedly gulled into trying to "get the bird," earning a variety of thrashings from the casually murderous little canary. Catsello finally resorts to an air strike (with a pair of wooden boards for wings), but it's wartime, and Orson has the cat blasted out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns.

A Tale of Two Kitties (1942)

11/21/1942 (US) • 8m

Animation, Comedy

Overview

Two alley cats, Babbitt and Catsello, decide to make a meal out of Orson as he sleeps in his nest atop a telephone pole. The gullible (and loud) Catsello is repeatedly gulled into trying to "get the bird," earning a variety of thrashings from the casually murderous little canary. Catsello finally resorts to an air strike (with a pair of wooden boards for wings), but it's wartime, and Orson has the cat blasted out of the sky by anti-aircraft guns.

Top Billed Cast

Babbit (voice)

Catstello / Tweety (voice)

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Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

hays code

cartoon

breaking the fourth wall

cartoon cat

homage

celebrity caricature

anvil

self-censorship

cartoon bird

film censorship

short film

wartime propaganda

merrie melodies

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