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'Fraidy Cat (1951)

'Fraidy Cat poster
Original title
Fraidy Cat
Directed by
Jules White
Genre
crime, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
16 min
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man gets scared by a cat and overreacts in a bunch of funny ways. The short follows his mishaps as he tries to deal with the situation.

goofysillylightheartedzanyplayfulslapstickfast-paced

What happens

'Fraidy Cat is a 1951 short subject directed by Jules White starring American comedian Joe Besser and radio disc jockey Jim Hawthorne (billed as "Hawthorne"). It is the third entry in the Joe Besser series released by Columbia Pictures starring the comedian, who appeared in ten comedies at the studio between 1949 and 1956. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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