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The Hep Cat (1942)

The Hep Cat poster
Directed by
Bob Clampett
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
6 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A rooster tries to join a hip cat's swing music band. The cat keeps outsmarting him in a series of comedic attempts.

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What happens

The Hep Cat is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, animated primarily by Robert McKimson, and set to a musical score composed by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on October 3, 1942. This cartoon was the first Technicolor Looney Tunes short. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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