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Taming the Cat
Studio:
Terrytoons
Release Date : January, 1948
Series: Heckle and Jeckle
General Info
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Cumulative rating:
(3 ratings submitted)
Synopsis
A cat, wanting some birds to eat, places an offer in a birdcage for song birds. Heckle and Jeckle spot it and play a tune on the piano. When the cat spots them, the two magpies waste no time making its life miserable.
Characters
Heckle
Jeckle
Credits
Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.
Director
Connie Rasinski
Animator
Jim Tyer
Carlo Vinci
Connie Rasinski
(unverified)
Story
John Foster
Music
Philip A. "Phil" Scheib
Producer
Paul Terry
(unverified)
Presenter
Paul Terry
Music Sources
Rosas, Juventino
: "
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)
"
Broadcasters
MeTV
MeTV Toons
Distributor(s)
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Trivia
Submitted to the Academy for consideration for "Best Animated Short Film" for 1948, but didn't get nominated.
Television
Toon In With Me
Season 5, Episode 191
VHS
United States
Heckle & Jeckle: The Talking Magpies
5 Terrytoon Cartoons featuring The Best of Heckle & Jeckle III
Technical Specifications
MPAA No.: 4426
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: RCA Sound System
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