Tomcat Combat

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Tomcat Combat
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Directed by Paul J. Smith
Produced by Walter Lantz
Story by Homer Brightman
Starring Grace Stafford
Daws Butler
Music by Clarence Wheeler
Animation by Robert Bentley
Les Kline
Don Patterson
Art Landy
Color process Technicolor
Production
company
Distributed by Universal International
Release date
March 7, 1959
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Tomcat Combat is the 89th animated cartoon short subject in the Woody Woodpecker series. Released theatrically on March 7, 1959, the film was produced by Walter Lantz Productions and distributed by Universal International. [1]

Plot

Philbert, a large, hungry tomcat, sees Woody and gives chase. Woody goes up and down a tree, over rooftops, down a chimney, out of a window and over a fence, with the tomcat in close pursuit. Finally, the tomcat catches Woody and is ready for a good meal when he is stunned by a sharp blow on the head. Dizzily turning, he sees Humane Officer Willoughby holding a newspaper, the caption of which reads "New law protects woodpecker from cats". The humane officer makes the tomcat tell Woody that he is sorry, and that he won't bother Woody any more. The tomcat pats Woody on the head and treats him tenderly until the humane officer moves out of sight. With the humane officer gone, the tomcat starts after Woody, who is cornered. The humane officer shows up again at the opportune moment to protect Woody. Finally, Woody enters a dog pound, with the tomcat close behind. In the battle that ensues, the tomcat jumps a fence and falls into a large trash can. Woody ties a rope to the can and then attaches the other end of the rope to an outer-space missile, which zooms to Mars as Woody and the humane officer watch it disappear into space through a telescope.

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References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 157–158. ISBN   0-8160-3831-7.