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Ventriloquist Cat (1950)

APPROVED 7 min  -  Animation | Short | Comedy  -   27 May 1950 (USA)
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A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...

Director:

Tex Avery

Writer:

Rich Hogan (story)

Stars:

Clarence Nash and Bill Thompson
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Cast

Credited cast:
Clarence Nash Clarence Nash ...
Cat
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Thompson Bill Thompson ...
Spike (voice)
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Storyline

A cat, being chased by Spike, finds a gadget that lets him throw his voice and has great fun tricking the overly gullible dog into looking for him in a variety of dangerous spots, many of which seem to include dynamite. Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>  

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Cat | Dynamite | Church Bell | Spike The Dog From Droopy | Drag  | See more »

Genres:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Technical Specs

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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

Included in Warner Home Video's 2006 DVD release of Three Little Words. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When the cat opens up the "Be a Ventriloquist" box, the device inside is of an oval shape. In the next shot, when he takes the device out and puts it into his mouth, its shape has changed to rectangular. See more »

Connections

Remade as Cat's Meow (1957) See more »

Soundtracks

"Frankie and Johnny"
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