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Starring: Claude Cat, Marc Antony & Pussyfoot Release Date: 2/13/1954 Credits Director: Charles M. Jones...Story: Michael Maltese...Animation: Richard Thompson & Abe Levitow...Layouts: Maurice Noble...Backgrounds: Phil DeGuard...Voice Characterizations: Mel Blanc...Musical Direction: Carl Stalling Synopsis (From "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons" By Jerry Beck & Will Friedwald) Marc Antony again risks embarassment to his bulldog masculinity to protect his dear, helpless baby kitten Pussyfoot from his genuinely evil adversary, Claude Cat. Claude is a rival for the master's attention (and the soft pillows), so Claude frames the big lug, making it look like Marc had consumed the kitten. Marc is thrown out. Claude then taunts the exile Marc with images of kitten abuse, the bulldog finding a way to get at him from the porch by tossing a small but effective lasso from the mail slot (and whacking Claude's back against the door) and slamming down on an outside floorboard which continues under Claude inside. Some schemes backfire: a miscalculation on the spot to saw through the floorboard brings down the master (whose face is on-screen for once) instead of Claude, as does luring Claude to the window with phony snow (in July). Claude next sees a balloon inflating under the door, which rises and lifts the latch, Marc rushing in and pummeling him till the cat signs a confession. After Claude restores Pussyfoot to the pillow, he gets kicked out in front of an oncoming streetcar. "Just another one of those days, I guess," concludes the clobbered Claude. Review Guest review by: Jack Tatay Co-Moderator of Termite Terrace Trading Post I like the Claude cartoons, but this isn't my absolute favorite version of him. The cartoons is very enjoyable though and is a billion times better than it's sequel, "Cat Feud". I am rather glad he only made one sequel to this cartoon because like I have said, Jones sort of lost his knack for this sort of thinking later on. The animation was quite good and I like how the backgrounds aren't over exaggerated. Rating:
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