Puss Gets the Boot
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Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American animated short film. It served as the first short in what would become the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, though in this short they were not referred to by these names.[1] Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Rudolf Ising, it was based on the Aesop's Fable, The Cat and the Mice. As was the practice of MGM shorts at the time, only Rudolf Ising is credited. It was released to theaters on February 10, 1940, by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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Produced by | Rudolf Ising |
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Music by | Scott Bradley (uncredited) |
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Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
In this first short, the cat is named Jasper and the mouse is either named Jinx or simply unnamed. Here, Jasper appeared to be a scruffy, battle-hardened street cat, more malicious than the character that Tom would develop into over time. Whereas, Jinx (or the unnamed mouse) was similar to who would become the Jerry character, albeit slightly thinner. The basic premise is the one that would become familiar to audiences; in The Art of Hanna-Barbera, Ted Sennett sums it up as "cat stalks and chases mouse in a frenzy of mayhem and slapstick violence".[2]
Upon release, the short received positive reviews. It was nominated for an Academy Award in 1941.[2]