Middling later Sylvester & Hippety Hopper short from Robert McKimson. In this one a streetsmart cat cons Sylvester into catching mice for him because he's lost a step. Then we get the old routine where Sylvester goes into a building to catch a mouse but finds Hopper instead. This isn't terrible but it isn't great, either. The only thing that saves it from being a by-the-numbers retread of previous Hopper cartoons is the somewhat humorous old cat with the Jimmy Durante-esque voice and the boxing trainer jokes. He's pretty much a stand-in for Sylvester Jr., who normally would be here egging his father on and shaming him for being beaten up by a mouse. The animation is colorful but nothing to write home about. Great voice work from Mel Blanc, as always. Give it a look if you're a Sylvester completist, otherwise I suggest checking out earlier Hippety Hopper cartoons.
