The Flying Cat
| The Flying Cat | |
|---|---|
| Tom and Jerry series | |
 The poster of The Flying Cat | |
| Directed by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Produced by | Fred Quimby |
| Story by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Animation by |
Kenneth Muse Irven Spence Ed Barge Ray Patterson |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 6:44 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Cat Napping |
| Followed by | The Duck Doctor |
The Flying Cat is a 1952 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 63rd Tom and Jerry cartoon directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. The cartoon's music was composed by Scott Bradley (with use of Grande valse brillante by Chopin), and the animation was by Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence, Ed Barge and Ray Patterson.
Plot
Tom tries to capture a sleeping canary, but Jerry trips him up and the cage rolls into a tree, waking the canary up. As Tom chases Jerry, the canary helps Jerry by pulling a drying line, which tangles Tom. Tom then chases the canary, but misses and chops down a tree, which hits Tom on the head repeatedly. The canary motions for Jerry to join him in the birdhouse; Tom follows, but the canary gives him a 2,000 lb weight to send him plummeting. The two shake hands, but Tom uses a ladder to climb up again. The canary sets the ladder on fire to send Tom falling again.
Tom uses a swing, but Jerry and the canary jump onto his hands. Tom then tries to pole vault to the birdhouse, but the canary uses a rollerskate to send Tom crashing into a nearby house, where he is hung up by a girdle. However, Tom then discovers he can use the girdle to fly (referencing Batman), much to his delight, but crashes into a mailbox.
Tom jumps off a house roof and flies around the birdhouse, much to Jerry's shock. Jerry wakes up the canary, who refuses to believe Jerry, but is also shocked to see Tom flying. Tom flies after the canary, but they both hit a church bell. The canary and Jerry then turn the roof of the birdhouse upside down, causing Tom to fly into nails and fall into a pond.
Jerry goes to leave the birdhouse, but Tom catches him. The canary unties Tom's wings and grabs Jerry, sending Tom falling through a tree, slicing it. Tom then chases them through a nearby train tunnel, but a train goes out of the tunnel and crashes Tom into a rake. Tom is now a wigwag, while Jerry and the canary, on the train, shake hands again.
Availability
- Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 3
- Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 1, Disc Two
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