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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

Robert Clampett

Director

Warren Foster

Story

Leon Schlesinger

Producer

Virgil Ross

Animation

Treg Brown

Sound Effects Editor / Editor

Carl W. Stalling

Original Music Composer

Sara Berner

Bird

Robert McKimson

Animation

Rod Scribner

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: 2025-02-28

This Movie Is About.

cartoon

cat vs dog

celebrity caricature

short

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.