The Alley Cat is a 1941 American animated short film distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and directed by Hugh Harman. The film centers around Butch and Toodles Galore, two cats who were subsequently made into recurring characters in the Tom and Jerry series.
Plot[]
Butch the black cat alley cat who instantly smitten with Toodles, a female cat he sees on the balcony of her wealthy family's penthouse apartment on Park Avenue. He serenaded her, but the butler sends the family's bulldog named Rover after him. A long, fast-paced chase ensures, with Rover outwitted by Butch every time, and the chase ends with the butler accidentally hitting Rover with a broom when the dog chases Butch, causing Rover to turn against the butler out of anger. With Rover and the butler out of the way, Butch makes it into the apartment to dance with Toodles.
Characters[]
Starring[]
Featuring[]
- Rover
- Butler
Notes[]
- This film marks the debut of Butch Cat and Toodles Galore, prior to their debut appearances in the Tom and Jerry series.
- Although unnamed in this film, Butch was referred as "Tom" on the film's model sheets.[1]
- This film was released before the second Tom and Jerry short, The Midnight Snack.
- The dog, Rover, resembles Spike.
- Butch was given a Donald Duck-like voice in this short (besides, Quacker's current voice sound like that).
- When Rover barks at Butch, archive audio of Spike barking from Dog Trouble can be heard.
- When Butch cheers having won the girl was then used by Tom in The Million Dollar Cat.
- The way Butch and Toodles Galore move is like how Tom used to move in the first few classic shorts.
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