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Director: John Musker
Release date: 1977
Rating: ★★
Review:
‘Little Darlin” is a short animation film that apparently never transcended the pencil test phase. Made by John Musker (of later e.g. ‘The Little Mermaid, ‘Aladdin’ and ‘Moana’ fame) at CalArts, the film immediately shows Musker’s great talent as an animator. All classic animation techniques can be found in this short film, and all are done with the virtuosity of a great talent.
Unfortunately, the film’s designs and story are much less appealing, and the overacting of all three protagonists is tiresome, not funny.
‘Little Darlin” is available on the DVD ‘Giants’ First Steps’
Directors: William Hanna & Joseph Barbera
Release Date: January 6, 1951
Stars: Tom & Jerry, Meathead, Toodles
Rating: ★★★★★
Review:
In ‘Casanova Cat’ Tom is visitingToodles, who has inherited a million dollars and who now lives in a classy apartment downtown.
Tom brings Jerry along as a present, who is forced to dance with a blackface on a hot plate, a scene which is probably censored on many copies. The annoyed Jerry invites alley cat Meathead, too, and a feud starts between the two rivaling cats. However, in the end it’s Jerry who’s the lucky one, driving off with Toodles into the distance and kissing her.
‘Casanova Cat’ doesn’t cover any new grounds, but it combines the themes of earlier romance cartoons ‘Puss ‘n’ Toots’ (1942) and ‘Springtime for Thomas’ (1946) with great and remarkably fresh results.
Watch ‘Casanova Cat’ yourself and tell me what you think:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2mvuxy
This is Tom & Jerry cartoon No. 55
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