The Stupidstitious Cat (1946)
1946 · Animation · 6 min · dir. Seymour Kneitel
- Animation
Synopsis
Buzzy the Crow is under attack from a cat. But when he finds out that the cat is very superstitious, he uses that against him in all sorts of clever ways.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Seymour Kneitel
- Writer
- Jack Ward
- Studio
- Famous Studios
- Released
- 1947-04-24
- Running time
- 6 minutes
Cast & crew
Seymour Kneitel Director
Carl Meyer
Jackson Beck
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★★ · What was the date again? · Bill T. · 2006-04-08
I loved this! The animation in this is razor sharp, the plotline, with a wisecracking crow getting the best of a superstitious cat was very well done and the characters were funny. (Buzzy is obviously modeled after Rochester, Jack BennyÃÂs sidekick). The animation is so sharp, I thought I was watching a Walt Disney Roger Rabbit thing.
★★★★★ · No One Noticed It Was Jack Benny? · Brandon Werner · 2006-02-16
Anyone that has listened to the old radio shows knows that this isn't any regular toon series. This is Jack Benny in the role of the cat, and the bird's voice is played by the same voice who played the butler on the Jack Benny show, Ed "Rochester" Anderson. This fact alone makes this particular cartoon a classic beyond words and an American treasure. You should Google Jack Benny and listen to some of his shows, the humor is as relevant today as it was then.
★★★★★ · Fab! · Robin_1990 · 2008-04-27
Fab little cartoon, which in my humble opinion, is better than most stuff being made in the USA today. Great animation, Great voice-acting, Great plot, Great EVERYTHING! Too bad snotty animation critics hate Famous Studios.
★★★★★ · A OK · ibcnm · 2005-09-18
When Young, Just A Cartoon, Now, It's Pure FUNNY
★★★★★ · Buzzy is a GREAT character · theorbys · 2007-10-04
I have to admit I did not know/remember Buzzy but he is a great character and, being black, VERY rarely treated--with out stereotypes or slurs. Myabe his use of the word 'boss' is stereotypical but it is clearly a put down of the cat. The openning shot of the cats claws is great, as is his head. This does not have the maniacal energy, frantic pacing, and over-the-top gags that some of the guys at Warners used to turn some of their cartoons into works of Art. But it is a real pleasure to watch. Buzzy's character makes it *****
★★★★★ · Great · indianacarnie · 2013-03-27
Just watch it for what it is, a funny old cartoon. Buzzy himself reminds me sooo much of the Heckle and Jeckle ones I remember so much better.
