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''Ventriloquist Cat'' was later remade in [[CinemaScope]] as ''Cat's Meow'', which was released on January 25, 1957.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Vault |url=http://www2.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1957-2-23&page_no=83#page_start |website=www2.boxoffice.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tex Avery Filmography |url=https://www.texavery.com/films/ |website=www.texavery.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> 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 [[William Hanna|Hanna]]-[[Joseph Barbera|Barbera]] unit, despite having Avery's name credited on the title card.
''Ventriloquist Cat'' was later remade in [[CinemaScope]] as ''Cat's Meow'', which was released on January 25, 1957.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Vault |url=http://www2.boxoffice.com/the_vault/issue_page?issue_id=1957-2-23&page_no=83#page_start |website=www2.boxoffice.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tex Avery Filmography |url=https://www.texavery.com/films/ |website=www.texavery.com |access-date=18 February 2020}}</ref> 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 [[William Hanna|Hanna]]-[[Joseph Barbera|Barbera]] unit, despite having Avery's name credited on the title card.

''Cat's Meow'' was the final MGM animated film before the [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio|MGM cartoon studio]] shut down in 1958.


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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
Production
company
Distributed byLoew's Inc
Release date
  • May 27, 1950 (1950-05-27)
Running time
6:39
LanguageEnglish

Ventriloquist Cat is an MGM animated film, directed by Hollywood director Tex Avery.[2] The film was released in the US with the movie The Big Hangover on May 27, 1950.

Plot

An alley cat is being chased by Spike after he is caught writing on the fence "I hate Dogs!" In order to escape, the cat 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, the cat plays a series of practical jokes on the bulldog. Ultimately, the jokes backfire on the cat after he discards the device.

Voice cast

Remake as Cat's Meow

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 byLoew's Inc
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

  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.
  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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