"Cat-Tails for Two" is a Warner Bros. cartoon that marks the very first appearance of that fast mouse from Mexico: Speedy Gonzales! He's not really the star of this cartoon, though, and he doesn't quite look the way we're all used to seeing him look, but it's still a fine film. Speedy's pursuers are two cats, fat dumb Benny and small wiseacre George.
My two favorite scenes from "Cat-Tails": Benny promises George that he will be real smart and use his head, which immediately gets conked and Benny's roly-poly body flattens George like a hotcake. Speedy runs around lighting dynamite sticks with George chasing after him; the dynamite sticks explode as George approaches each one, and Benny then douses George with gasoline!
Thanks to Carl W. Stalling, "Cat-Tails for Two" boasts a nice music score; among the songs I recognize are "Moonlight Bay", "La Cucaracha", "Blow the Man Down", and "Powerhouse". Plus we have the fine vocal talents of Mel Blanc and Stan Freberg. If you listen to Freberg's audio commentary for the DVD (Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4), you may be able to detect a hint of resentment in his voice when he talks about how Mel Blanc was the only voice actor who received screen credit for many years at the Warner Bros. cartoon department.
My two favorite scenes from "Cat-Tails": Benny promises George that he will be real smart and use his head, which immediately gets conked and Benny's roly-poly body flattens George like a hotcake. Speedy runs around lighting dynamite sticks with George chasing after him; the dynamite sticks explode as George approaches each one, and Benny then douses George with gasoline!
Thanks to Carl W. Stalling, "Cat-Tails for Two" boasts a nice music score; among the songs I recognize are "Moonlight Bay", "La Cucaracha", "Blow the Man Down", and "Powerhouse". Plus we have the fine vocal talents of Mel Blanc and Stan Freberg. If you listen to Freberg's audio commentary for the DVD (Disc 3 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 4), you may be able to detect a hint of resentment in his voice when he talks about how Mel Blanc was the only voice actor who received screen credit for many years at the Warner Bros. cartoon department.