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Life With Feathers
Studio: Warner Bros. Release Date : March 24, 1945 Series: Merrie Melodies

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Synopsis

A suicidal lovebird wants Sylvester to eat him. Thinking the bird is poisoned, the cat would rather starve.

Characters

Sylvester
(Voice: Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc)

Credits

Note: "Unverified" credits may not be correct and should be taken with a grain of salt.

Director

Isadore "Friz" Freleng

Animator

Virgil Walter Ross

Story

Tedd "Ted" Pierce

Music

Carl W. Stalling

Voices

Melvin Jerome "Mel" Blanc

Layout

Owen Fitzgerald
Hawley Pratt

Producer

Edward "Eddie" Selzer (unverified)

Film Editor

Treg Brown (unverified)

Orchestration

Milton J. "Milt" Franklyn (unverified)

Music Sources

Scott, Raymond : "Powerhouse "
René, Leon : "When the Swallows Come Back to Capistrano "
Scott, Raymond : "Twilight in Turkey "
Meyer, Joseph, Al Dubin, & Billy Rose : "A Cup of Coffee, a Sandwich, and You "
Schwartz, Arthur and Frank Loesser : "They're Either Too Young or Too Old "

Awards

Nominated for the Academy Award (Oscar): Best Short Subject

Broadcasters

Boomerang
Cartoon Network
MeTV
Tooncast

Distributor(s)

Warner Bros.

Clips Used In:

Speedy Gonzales

Included in:

Sufferin' Succotash

Milestones

  • First appearence of Sylvester.

Trivia

  • The character of Sylvester the Cat was based off the reoccurring character from the radio program The Judy Canova Show, Sylvester the Postman (played by Mel Blanc).

Television

Toon In With Me

VHS

United States

Tweety & Sylvester
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Firsts

Laserdisc (CLV)

United States

The Golden Age of Looney Tunes

DVD

United States

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection - Volume 3
Looney Tunes Complete Platinum Collection

BluRay Disc

United States

LooneyTunes Platinum Collection - Volume 3
Conflict

Technical Specifications

Running Time: 7:42
Production No.: 1231
MPAA No.: 9843
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

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