Casanova Cat
Casanova Cat | |
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Tom and Jerry series | |
Title Card | |
Directed by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Produced by | Fred Quimby |
Story by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Music by | Scott Bradley |
Animation by |
Irven Spence Ray Patterson Ed Barge Kenneth Muse |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date(s) |
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Color process |
Technicolor Perspecta (reissue) |
Running time | 7:04 |
Language | English |
Preceded by | Cue Ball Cat |
Followed by | Jerry and the Goldfish |
Casanova Cat is a 1951 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 55th Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby.
Plot
A newspaper headline announces that Toodles has inherited a million dollars. Tom heads to her home to woo her with flowers, dragging Jerry, tied to a bow, with him. Tom winds Jerry into a doll and forces him to roll on a ball, impressing Toodles. Tom then blackens Jerry's face with a cigar smoke and forces him to tap-dance on a hot metal plate. Tom then gives Jerry as a present to Toodles, but asks for a kiss in return. Just as Tom and Toodles are about to kiss, Jerry jams Tom's tail into an automatic ashtray, causing Tom to scream.
Jerry spots Butch in a nearby alley and launches the newspaper headline towards Butch. Tom and Butch proceed to fight each other to win Toodles' heart, while Toodles, sitting on the couch, watches them. Butch slaps Tom into a fishbowl, but Tom ties Butch's tail to a pole. Toodles then tosses sweets into Tom's mouth, but Butch drops a bowling ball into Tom. Butch kisses Toodles' arm, but Tom places a mousetrap onto her arm to trap Butch's mouth. Tom then traps Butch between two doors and kisses Toodles' cheek. Butch then grabs Toodles and goes to kiss her, but Tom also turns around to also kiss Toodles, and the two kiss each other instead.
Jerry then kisses Toodles on the cheek, causing her to take an interest in Jerry. Tom and Butch chase Jerry, but Jerry hides in a vent, ties Butch and Tom's tails into a knot, and pulls their tails to make them pull each other into the wall repeatedly. Butch then runs forward, squeezing Tom through the vent. Tom then pops out of the vent as a cube and bangs into Butch. Then they untangle themselves. Afterwards, they looked on the couch for Toodles, then they heard a noise outside. They run to the window to find out what is happening and see a car leaving. Jerry and Toodles are in the back seats, then after Jerry has put down the shade in the car, he and Toodles share a passionate kiss.
Availability
VHS
- Tom and Jerry's Cartoon Cavalcade (uncensored)
DVD
- Tom and Jerry - The Complete Classic Collection (uncensored)
- This cartoon was skipped over on the Spotlight Collection, Volume 3 DVD release in 2007. It had been announced that Casanova Cat would be available on the Tom and Jerry Golden Collection - Volume 2 on DVD and Blu-ray, with the short being presented uncut, uncensored, and restored.[1] However, on February 6, 2013, it was announced by TVShowsOnDVD.com that Casanova Cat was not part of the list of cartoons on this release, as well as the cartoon Mouse Cleaning, which was also skipped over on the Spotlight Collection, Volume 3 DVD release.[2] However, the set was indefinitely delayed following negative reception.
References
- ↑ http://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/tom-jerry-on-blu-ray.html
- ↑ Lambert, David. "Tom and Jerry - Episode List for 'Golden Collection Volume 2'...Guess What's Missing?". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved February 6, 2013.