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{{short description|1950 cartoon by Tex Avery}}
{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Ventriloquist Cat
| name = Ventriloquist Cat
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| music = [[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]]
| music = [[Scott Bradley (composer)|Scott Bradley]]
| cinematography =
| cinematography =
| background_artist = Don Driscoll
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br/>Loew's Incorporated
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br/>Loew's Incorporated
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'''''Ventriloquist Cat''''' is an [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer|MGM]] [[Animation|animated film]], directed by Hollywood director [[Tex Avery]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=146–147}}</ref> The film was released in the US with the movie ''[[The Big Hangover]]'' on May 27, 1950.
'''''Ventriloquist Cat''''' is a 1950 [[Animation|animated short film]] directed by [[Tex Avery]] and produced by [[Fred Quimby]] for [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |pages=146–147}}</ref> The film was released in the US with the movie ''[[The Big Hangover]]'' on May 27, 1950, by [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. The short stars [[Butch (animated character)|Spike]] and Blackie the Cat.
It stars [[Butch (animated character)|Spike]] and Blackie the Cat.


==Plot==
==Plot==
Blackie the Cat is being chased by Spike after he is caught writing on the fence "I hate Dogs!" In order to escape, Blackie inadvertently jumps into a box full of assorted tricks and discovers a ventriloquist's device for throwing his voice. With his newly acquired powers of [[ventriloquism]], Blackie plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog. Ultimately, the jokes backfire on Blackie after he discards the device.
Blackie the Cat is being chased by Spike after he is caught writing "I hate Dogs!" on the fence. In order to escape, Blackie inadvertently jumps into a box full of assorted tricks and discovers a ventriloquist's device for throwing his voice. With his newly acquired powers of [[ventriloquism]], Blackie plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog. Ultimately, the jokes backfire on Blackie after he discards the device.


==Voice cast==
==Voice cast==
*[[Tex Avery]] as [[Butch (animated character)|Spike]]
*[[Tex Avery]] as [[Butch (animated character)|Spike]]
*Tex Avery and [[Red Coffey]] as Blackie<ref>{{cite web |last1=DataBase |first1=The Big Cartoon |title=Ventriloquist Cat (MGM) |url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4990-Ventriloquist-Cat |website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=25 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Voice2"/>
*Tex Avery and [[Red Coffey]] as Blackie the Cat<ref>{{cite web |last1=DataBase |first1=The Big Cartoon |title=Ventriloquist Cat (MGM) |url=https://www.bcdb.com/cartoon/4990-Ventriloquist-Cat |website=Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB) |access-date=25 January 2020 |language=en}}{{dead link|date=January 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><ref name="Voice2"/>


==Remake as ''Cat's Meow''==
==Remake as ''Cat's Meow''==
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| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]]
| studio = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM Cartoons]]
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br/>Loew's Incorporated
| distributor = [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]<br/>Loew's Incorporated
| released = {{Film date|1957|1|25}}
| released = {{suppress categories|{{Film date|1957|1|25}}}}
| runtime = 6:39
| runtime = 6:39
| language = English
| language = English
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==External links==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0043102|Ventriloquist Cat}}
*{{IMDb title|0043102|Ventriloquist Cat}}
*{{BCDB title|4990|Ventriloquist Cat}}
*{{IMDb title|0050236|Cat's Meow}}
*{{IMDb title|0050236|Cat's Meow}}
*{{BCDB title|3178|Cat's Meow}}


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{{Tex Avery}}
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Latest revision as of 23:56, 2 December 2024

Ventriloquist Cat
Directed byTex Avery
Story byRich Hogan
Produced byFred Quimby
StarringTex Avery
Red Coffey[1]
Music byScott Bradley
Animation byWalter Clinton
Michael Lah
Grant Simmons
Backgrounds byDon Driscoll
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew's Incorporated
Release date
  • May 27, 1950 (1950-05-27)
Running time
6:39
LanguageEnglish

Ventriloquist Cat is a 1950 animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for MGM Cartoons.[2] The film was released in the US with the movie The Big Hangover on May 27, 1950, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. The short stars Spike and Blackie the Cat.

Plot

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Blackie the Cat is being chased by Spike after he is caught writing "I hate Dogs!" on the fence. In order to escape, Blackie inadvertently jumps into a box full of assorted tricks and discovers a ventriloquist's device for throwing his voice. With his newly acquired powers of ventriloquism, Blackie plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog. Ultimately, the jokes backfire on Blackie after he discards the device.

Voice cast

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Remake as Cat's Meow

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Cat's Meow
Directed byTex Avery
Story byRich Hogan
Produced byWilliam Hanna
Joseph Barbera
StarringTex Avery
Red Coffey[1]
Music byScott Bradley
Animation byWalter Clinton
Michael Lah
Grant Simmons
Backgrounds byDon Driscoll
Production
company
Distributed byMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Loew's Incorporated
Release date
  • January 25, 1957 (1957-01-25)
Running time
6:39
LanguageEnglish

Ventriloquist Cat was later remade in CinemaScope as Cat's Meow, which was released on January 25, 1957.[4][5] It was one of two Avery MGM cartoons to have been reworked in the widescreen format (the other was the 1949 Droopy cartoon Wags to Riches, which was redone as Millionaire Droopy); as Avery himself was long gone from MGM at the time of these remakes, the new versions were worked on by the Hanna-Barbera unit, despite having Avery's name credited on the title card.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "AVERY…. Vol. 2??? WELL, IMAGINE THAT!". cartoonresearch.com. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
  3. ^ DataBase, The Big Cartoon. "Ventriloquist Cat (MGM)". Big Cartoon DataBase (BCDB). Retrieved 25 January 2020.[dead link‍]
  4. ^ "The Vault". www2.boxoffice.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Tex Avery Filmography". www.texavery.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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