Heavenly Puss
| Heavenly Puss | |
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| Tom and Jerry series | |
Poster
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| Directed by | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| Story by | William Hanna and Joseph Barbera |
| Voices by |
Daws Butler Billy Bletcher |
| Music by | Scott Bradley |
| Animation by |
Ray Patterson Irven Spence Kenneth Muse Ed Barge |
| Studio | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studio |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |
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| Color process |
Technicolor Perspecta (reissue) |
| Running time | 7:48 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Hatch Up Your Troubles |
| Followed by | The Cat and the Mermouse |
Heavenly Puss is a 1949 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 42nd Tom and Jerry short, created in 1948, and released on 9 July 1949. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Fred Quimby. The cartoon's music was composed by Scott Bradley and the animation was credited to Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Kenneth Muse and Ed Barge.
Tom is sleeping near the fireplace, but sees Jerry sneaking past him. Jerry goes up onto the dinner table and tries to reach for the food, but Tom whacks him with a knife and Jerry retreats, running up the staircase. Tom pulls the carpet off the staircase to catch Jerry, but also pulls down a large upright piano. While Jerry dodges, the piano squashes Tom to death. Tom's spirit ascends to the "Heavenly Express", a train that sends dead cats to Heaven.
Several cats are waiting to enter, including Butch, who has lost a fight with a bulldog, Frankie, who was struck with a flat iron while singing on a backyard fence, Aloysius, who was run over and flattened by a steamroller, and Fluff, Muff and Puff, a trio of kittens who were thrown into a river and drowned ("What some people won't do"). The gatekeeper allows them all through as their deaths were untimely, but refuses Tom because he has persecuted "an innocent little mouse" all of his life. Tom is given a certificate of forgiveness for Jerry to sign to board the train which leaves in one hour. If he fails, Tom will be banished to hell where the devil (Spike) awaits.
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