The Cat Came Back (1936 film)

For the Cordell Barker short, see The Cat Came Back (1988 film).

The Cat Came Back
Directed by	I. Freleng
Produced by	Leon Schlesinger
Music by	Norman Spencer
Animation by	Bob McKimson Ben Clopton
Color process	3-hue Technicolor
Production company	Leon Schlesinger Productions
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 8, 1936 (1936-02-08)
Running time	About 7 and a half minutes
Language	English

The Cat Came Back is a 1936 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Friz Freleng.^[1] The short was released on February 8, 1936.^[2]

Plot

A curious kitten leaves her family to play with an equally curious little mouse from across the hall, despite both being told by their mothers how bad the other's family is. Mama Mouse warns her kids to stay away from cats, while Mama Cat tells her kids to attack all mice. The kitten and mouse sneak out of their lessons and listen to some records together as an excuse to get in some hot 1930s tunes and dance around. While dancing, they accidentally fall down a drain into the sewer. The little kitten is saved by the little mouse. The two mothers get together to rejoice, but old feuds are not so easily forgotten, and the cat and mice families start to fight again.

Home media

• LaserDisc - The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 5, Side 5, Pesky Pets (USA 1995 Turner print)

References

1. Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 41. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
2. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• The Cat Came Back at IMDb