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The Hep Cat (1942)

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The Hep Cat (1942)

Name: The Hep Cat
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family
Released: 1942-10-03

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October 3, 1942
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Plot.

A cat-about-town fancies himself such an irresitible "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.

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Cast & Crew.

Mel Blanc

The Hep Cat / Rosebud

Bea Benaderet

Bird

Treg Brown

Sound Effects Editor / Editor

Robert Clampett

Director

Warren Foster

Story

Leon Schlesinger

Producer

Carl W. Stalling

Original Music Composer

Rod Scribner

Animation

Sara Berner

Bird

Robert McKimson

Animation

Virgil Ross

Animation

Kent Rogers

Various

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Details.

Release Date
October 3, 1942

Status
Released

Running Time
6m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Animation Comedy Kids & Family

Last updated: 2025-05-12

This Movie Is About.

cartoon

cat vs dog

celebrity caricature

short

merrie melodies

Wiki.

The Hep Cat is a 1942 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Bob Clampett, written by Warren Foster, animated primarily by Robert McKimson, and set to a musical score composed by Carl W. Stalling. The short was released on October 3, 1942. This cartoon was the first Technicolor Looney Tunes short.