Dick Whittington's Cat (1936)
1936 · Animation · 10 min · dir. Ub Iwerks
- Comedy
- Animation
Synopsis
Dick Whittington is a young boy who works for a cruel cook. As Dick is cutting potatoes (by sliding them through an electric fan), a hungry cat rubs itself against the boy's legs. Dick feeds him a saucer of milk, but the angry cook throws the cat into a bag and commands the boy to throw the poor animal into the river. Dick can't bring himself to do it. The cat ends up on a ship headed to a faraway land that happens to be infested with rats. Now, Dick Whittington's cat has the chance to make good. however, his natural cowardice may get the better of him.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Ub Iwerks
- Writer
- Otto Englander
- Studio
- Celebrity Productions
- Released
- 1936-05-30
- Running time
- 10 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Animation & Cartoons
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- children
- sign language
Cast & crew
Ub Iwerks Director
Billy Bletcher
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Oh No! The Cat Will Fix the Sign Language Interpreter! · Christine Hennig · 2005-05-22
This sign-language interpreted cartoon has extensive interpretation that explains the whole story, despite the fact that the story is mainly told visually, with little dialogue. If your deaf kid needs extensive help to follow a narrative, then I guess this is the cartoon for you. I would suspect that at least some deaf kids wouldnt need this much help, though. The interpretation is straightforward and tells the story fairly accurately, though. Ratings: Camp/Humor Value: **. Weirdness: ***. Historical Interest: ***. Overall Rating: ***.
