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The Hep Cat

The Hep Cat

1942Short⏱️ 6mApproved
ComedyShortFamilyAnimation
6.6
IMDB Rating
671 votes

A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresistible "hunk" he momentarily resembles Victor Mature. His wooing of a cute kitten gets derailed by a prankster dog using a cat hand puppet to trap him.

Director
Robert Clampett
Writers
N/A
Stars
Mel Blanc, Sara Berner, Kent Rogers
Release Date
October 3, 1942
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 8
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Mel Blanc
Mel Blanc
as The Hep Cat
Sara Berner
Sara Berner
as Bird
👤
Kent Rogers
as Dog

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Sound
Mono
Production
Leon Schlesinger Studios

🏷️ Keywords

cartoon catcartoon dogcartoon birdreference to victor maturereflection in a mirror

🎯 Categories

AnimationComedyFamilyShort

⭐ Featured Review

falls short of Clampett's usual greatness
by movieman_kev2005-10-31
6/10

"A swinging hep cat is trying to make it with a cute female cat but a dog is in the way at every step. When I usually think of the name Robert Clampett, the word that automatically comes to mind is "sheer greatness", which only makes this short all the more disappointing. In fact if I didn't read the title screen I would've had to no clue he even made this short. In other Clampett cartoons you can come in at any point and sit down to watch and KNOW he made that given short. His hand in it was usually that great. Sadly, this one I don't like nearly as much as it's n..."

💡 Did You Know?

First color Looney Tunes cartoon.

📖 Synopsis

A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresistible "hunk" he momentarily resembles Victor Mature. His wooing of a cute kitten gets derailed by a prankster dog using a cat hand puppet to trap him.