Short film
Blue Cat Blues
1956 · 7 min
A cheerful cartoon that quietly turns into a bleak, funny-sad spiral of romantic despair and money-driven humiliation.
- Directed by
- Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
- Genres
- Comedy, Animation, Drama
- Starring
- Paul Frees
- Overview
- Jerry narrates in voiceover: Tom has fallen hard for the cat next door, and competes with rich cat Butch for her affections. But Butch outspends Tom to a ludicrous level at every turn. Tom goes downhill after that, until we see him contemplating suicide.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, dark, absurd and satirical. Brisk and needs your attention.
- About
- Grief, obsession, class, betrayal
- Content
- Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Joseph Barbera, William Hanna
- Genres
- Comedy, Animation, Drama
- Starring
- Paul Frees
