Menu
About the IAD
Home
Our Mission
Get Involved
Donate
Subscribe
Privacy Policy
Terms of Use
Site Statistics
Updates (2/11/2026 )
Contact Us
Indexes
Studios
Titles
Series
Artists
Characters
Caricatures
Screenshots
Posters
Title Cards
Drafts
Music
Television
Streaming Video
MPAA Numbers
Hashtags
Home Video
United States
Germany
France
Italy
United Kingdom
Japan
Sweden
Canada
Netherlands / Belgium
Australia
Spain
Mexico
Denmark
Finland
Russia
South Korea
India
Poland
Ireland
Social Media
IAD Forums
Facebook
Art Gallery
GAC Archives
Looney Tunes
Lantz Cartunes
Depatie Freleng
Felix the Cat
Too Looney
Reviews
2004-2006
2007-2008
2009-2011
2011-2012
Alphabetical
Ugly PD Contests
Contest 1
Contest 2
Contest 3
Contest 4
Contest 5
Contest 6
Contest 7
Contest 8
Ugly DVDs
Search
Advanced Search
The IAD needs your help! Please
read here.
Login
Register
The Hep Cat
Studio:
Warner Bros.
Release Date : October 3, 1942
Series: Looney Tunes
General Info
Screenshots
Page History
Cumulative rating:
(5 ratings submitted)
Synopsis
A jazzy cat swings between being chased by a dog and chasing his lady love.
Characters
Willoughby
(Voice:
Kent Rogers
)
Caricatures
Victor Mature
Credits
Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Director
Robert Emerson "Bob" Clampett
Animator
Robert "Bob" McKimson
Rod Scribner
(unverified)
Virgil Walter Ross
(unverified)
Story
Warren Foster
Music
Carl W. Stalling
Voices
Mel Blanc
Kent Rogers
Sara Berner
Producer
Leon Schlesinger
(unverified)
Film Editor
Treg Brown
(unverified)
Orchestration
Milt Franklyn
(unverified)
Music Sources
Oakland, Ben and Milton Drake
: "
Java Jive
"
Myrow, Josef, Kim Gannon and Gene Irwin
: "
Five O'Clock Whistle
"
Mendelssohn, Felix
: "
Spring Song
"
Traditional
: "
Rock-a-Bye Baby
"
Lecuona, Ernesto and Kim Gannon
: "
Always in My Heart (Siempre en mi corazón)
"
Broadcasters
MeTV Toons
Tooncast
Distributor(s)
Warner Bros.
Milestones
The first ever Looney Tunes cartoon in color
Television
Bugs 'n' Daffy
Season 2, Episode 23
Toon In With Me
Season 1, Episode 35
Season 1, Episode 93
Season 2, Episode 3
Season 4, Episode 24
VHS
United States
Daffy Duck and Company
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Bob Clampett
Laserdisc (CLV)
United States
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
DVD
United States
Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Volume 2
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection - Volume 2
Looney Tunes Platinum Collection - Volume 3
Looney Tunes Complete Platinum Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection (Volumes 1-6)
France
Bugs Bunny Retrospective: 1936-1958
BluRay Disc
United States
LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 3
Technical Specifications
Running Time: 6:13
MPAA No.: 8121
Animation Type: Standard (Hand-drawn-Cel) Animation
Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1
Cinematographic Format: Spherical
Color Type: Technicolor
Negative Type: 35mm
Original Country: United States
Original Language: English
Print Type: 35mm
Sound Type: Mono
Reviews and Comments
No comments posted. Be the first!
(You must be a logged-in user to submit comments!)