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A farm cat moves to Paris in search of the high life while her wannabe lover from back home tries to reunite.
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Cast

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Mewsette (voice)
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Jaune-Tom (voice)
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Robespierre (voice)
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Meowrice / Cat at Railway Station (voice)
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Mme. Rubens-Chatte (voice)
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Bulldog / Bartender / the Driver / Mice Sounds (voice)
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Narrator (voice)
Joan Gardner ...
Lady From Provence (voice)
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Lady From Provence (voice)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Cole ...
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
Frank Lachapelle ...
Various (uncredited)
Bill Lee ...
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited) (voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft ...
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)
Max Smith ...
Singing Hench Cat (uncredited)

Directed by

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Abe Levitow

Written by

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Dorothy Jones ... (written by) &
Chuck Jones ... (written by)
 
Ralph Wright ... (additional dialogue)
 
Abe Levitow ... () (uncredited)

Produced by

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Lee Orgel ... associate producer
Henry G. Saperstein ... executive producer

Music by

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Mort Lindsey ... (uncredited)

Editing by

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Earl Bennett
Sam Horta

Editorial Department

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Ted Baker ... editorial supervisor

Production Design by

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Ray Aragon
Corny Cole ... (as 'Corny' Cole)
Ed Levitt ... (as Edward Levitt)
Ernie Nordli ... (as Ernest Nordli)
Bob Singer ... (as Robert Singer)
Dick Ung ... (as Richard Ung)

Art Direction by

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Victor Haboush

Production Management

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Paul Carlson ... production manager
Earl Jonas ... production manager

Art Department

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Jack Kinney ... story artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Roy Hutchcroft ... camera operator
Duane Keegan ... camera operator
J. Dan Miller ... camera operator (as Dan Miller)
Jack Stevens ... camera operator
Jack Stevens ... camera operator

Animation Department

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Hal Ambro ... animator
Steve Clark ... sequence director
Arthur Davis ... animator (as Art Davis)
Phil Duncan ... animator
Ken Harris ... animator
Bob Inman ... color stylist (as Robert Inman)
Volus Jones ... animator
Dick Kelsey ... color stylist (as Richard Kelsey)
Don Lusk ... animator
Fred Madison ... animator
Grace McCurdy ... checking supervisor
Phill Norman ... color stylist (as Phil Norman)
Ray Patterson ... animator
Don Peters ... color stylist
Grant Simmons ... animator
Hank Smith ... animator
Irven Spence ... animator (as Irv Spence)
Harvey Toombs ... animator
Ben Washam ... animator
Gloria Wood ... color stylist
Paul Allen ... animator (uncredited)
Bob Bransford ... animator (uncredited)
Bob Carlson ... animator (uncredited)
Ed Friedman ... animator (uncredited)
Bill Justice ... animator (uncredited)
Abe Levitow ... animator (uncredited)
Milt Neil ... animator (uncredited)
Phil Roman ... animator (uncredited)
Claude Smith ... animator (uncredited)
Richard Thompson ... animator (uncredited)
Don Towsley ... animator (uncredited)
Judge Whitaker ... animator (uncredited)

Music Department

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Harold Arlen ... songs: music by
E.Y. Harburg ... songs: lyrics by
Wayne Hughes ... music editor
Joseph J. Lilley ... vocal arranger
Mort Lindsey ... conductor / music arranger
George Probert ... music editor

Additional Crew

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John Hitesman ... titles

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Mouser Jaune Tom and house cat Mewsette are living in the French countryside, but Mewsette wants to experience the refinement and excitement of the Paris living. But upon arrival she falls into the clutches of Meowrice. Jaune Tom and his friend Robespierre set off to Paris to find her. Written by Brian W Martz

Plot Keywords
Taglines Vive La Fun!... Vive La Joy!... Vive La Judy!... See more »
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Also Known As
  • Chat c'est Paris! (France)
  • Mewsette en París (Spain)
  • Chat, c'est Paris (Canada, French title)
  • Mewsette de París (Mexico)
  • Pariisin iloiset kissat (Finland)
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Runtime
  • 85 min
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Box Office

Budget $1,300,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Chuck Jones had been under an exclusive contract with Warner Bros., and worked on this film in violation of his contract. After Warner Bros. picked up the film from UPA for distribution instead of Columbia, they discovered his work on the film and fired him, resulting in his departure for MGM. See more »
Goofs Jaune-Tom and Robespierre set off from a station in Provence signed "Moustier St Marie". It is a real place but spelled "Moustiers Ste. Marie"; the Virgin Mary is after all always in the feminine. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Walt Disney Animation Studios Part 5 (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Gay Purr-ee Overture See more »
Crazy Credits The opening credits include colorful drawings of the movie's main stars, which then change into their cartoon characters. Although John Hitesman is credited with the title artwork, the caricatures appear to be the work of Ronald Searle. See more »
Quotes Meowrice: If you ever decide to marry, boys, marry for love... of money.
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