Calypso Cat (1962)

Directed by

Gene Deitch

Genre

animation, comedy

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rating

4.6 of 10 from 19 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Tom the cat chases a female Persian cat on a ship while Jerry the mouse tries to break up their romance. The short is filled with slapstick schemes and a calypso music soundtrack.

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What happens

Calypso Cat is a Tom and Jerry animated comedy short film, produced in 1961 and released on June 9, 1962. It was the seventh of the thirteen cartoons in the series to be directed by Gene Deitch and produced by William L. Snyder in Czechoslovakia. While the Deitch shorts were generally negatively-received by Tom and Jerry fans, this particular short is often considered one of the best of the thirteen cartoons. This is due to its love triangle that harkens back to the Hanna-Barbera era, as well as the background art and the calypso-flavored soundtrack. The film is primarily set on a ship, with Tom Cat and Jerry Mouse as stowaways. Tom has fallen in love with a female Persian cat and tries to court her. Jerry is following them, and tries to sabotage their potential relationship. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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