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Life with Feathers
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Tedd Pierce[1] |
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| Music by | Carl W. Stalling Milt Franklyn |
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Running time | 7:41 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Life with Feathers is a 1945 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Friz Freleng.[4] The short was released on March 24, 1945, and is the first cartoon to feature Sylvester the Cat.[5]
Plot
[edit]A dour lovebird is experiencing marital difficulties and is thrown out of his cage by "Sweetiepuss", his wife. The depressed lovebird decides to end it all and considers various methods of suicide, finally deciding on death by cat. The lovebird encounters Sylvester the Cat, selecting choice morsels from garbage cans and whistles to get his attention. As Sylvester is about to pounce on the lovebird, he abruptly stops, puzzled why the blindfolded bird didn't try to escape. Sylvester concludes that the lovebird is poisonous and wants to be eaten so the cat will die. The bird begs Sylvester to eat him, but he refuses. Sylvester is then pursued relentlessly by the lovebird who employs various schemes, attempting to force or trick the cat into eating him. Finally, Sylvester is so hungry he gives in and just as he is about to eat the lovebird, a telegram arrives from Sweetiepuss: She is moving home to her mother. The happy lovebird has changed his mind about being eaten, but Sylvester hasn't. Sylvester gives chase to the lovebird, but ends up falling off a ledge. When the lovebird arrives safely back in his cage, he finds Sweetiepuss there; she has decided to stay. The lovebird then frantically searches for Sylvester, calling "Here kitty, kitty, here pussycat!"
Cast
[edit]- Mel Blanc as Sylvester, Lovebird, Telegram Guy
- Sara Berner as Sweetiepuss, Housewife
- Dave Barry as Radio Announcer
Home media
[edit]- VHS – Cartoon Moviestars: Tweety and Sylvester
- LaserDisc – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Volume 1, Side 2: Firsts.
- VHS – The Golden Age of Looney Tunes, Vol. 2: Firsts
- Blu-ray Disc, DVD – Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3, Disc 2.
References
[edit]- ^ Beck, Jerry (1991). I Tawt I Taw a Puddy Tat: Fifty Years of Sylvester and Tweety. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 87. ISBN 978-0-8050-1644-4.
- ^ Ohmart, Ben (2012). Mel Blanc: The Man of a Thousand Voices. BearManor Media. p. 411. ISBN 978-1-5939-3788-1.
- ^ "Moonlighting Animation Artists in Comics: OWEN FITZGERALD -". cartoonresearch.com. January 31, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
- ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. New York: Henry Holt and Co. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8050-0894-4.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York: Checkmark Books. pp. 140–142. ISBN 978-0-8160-3831-2. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
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