Saturday, May 9, 2009

Muscle Beach Tom - (6 min. 45 sec.) 1956

The scene is a beach, where several cats are exercising. Tom arrives with his kitten girlfriend. Tom puts his things down on top of Jerry, who arrived earlier. Jerry is annoyed. He's covered with trash. He's fed up and strikes Tom with a banana. Tom, enraged, first blows him up into a balloon, then throws him way out to sea. Tom is fascinated by Butch, an athletic black cat who then chases Tom away. Tom, hit by a mast, winds up looking like a crab. He decides to show his rival how strong he is. He gets caught between two metal disks. The kitten dances with Butch and Jerry. Jerry is dressed in a banana skin. Tom digs a hole and punches Butch into it. He then dances with the kitten, but Butch reappears and sends Tom flying into a trash can. Tom uses some balloons in order to pass himself off as a strong, tough guy. He attacks Butch with an anchor, which prevents Tom from flying off...He strikes Jerry, too, but the mouse unties the anchor, and Tom ascends into the air. Jerry shows off like a tough mouse in front of the white kitten, but gets crushed between two tomatoes.

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Music - "Love That Pup" (Bradley)
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