''The Counterfeit Cat'' is a 1949 animated short film directed by

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and produced by

Fred Quimby Frederick Clinton Quimby (July 31, 1886 – September 16, 1965) was an American animation producer and journalist best known for producing the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoon series, for which he won seven Academy Awards for Best Animated Short Films ...

for

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. Distributed by

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, the short was released in the US on December 24, 1949. The short stars Blackie the Cat,

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, a yellow canary and a woman.

Synopsis

Blackie the Cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive Spike and to catch and eat the yellow canary he is guarding.

Voice cast

and Bill Thompson as

* Colleen Collins as Lady

References

External links

* Films directed by Tex Avery Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer animated short films 1940s American animated films Animated films about cats Films scored by Scott Bradley 1949 films Animated films about dogs Films produced by Fred Quimby Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio short films 1940s English-language films English-language short films 1949 animated short films {{1940s-US-film-stub