Catch as Cats Can (1947): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1947, Catch as Cats Can is an animation film directed by Arthur Davis, running about 7 minutes.

What it’s about. An emaciated canary, singing like Frank Sinatra, is getting on the nerves of a pipe-puffing parrot, who speaks like Bing Crosby. The parrot spots Sylvester, foraging through the trash. Telling the cat he needs more vitamins (which the canary has been swallowing in bulk), he lures the cat inside to snare the canary. The straightforward approach fails (the canary bops him in the nose). He carves a female canary from soap, lures Frankie there; the birds slide down a greased counter, into the sink, and down the drain, but only the soap bird goes through the pipe and down Sylvester's throat. A trail of birdseed into the garage seems to work, but Frankie jacks Sylvester's mouth open. Sylvester laces the vitamins with buckshot; like all cartoon magnets, his attracts everything metal in sight except his prey.

Who’s in it. Catch as Cats Can stars Mel Blanc as Sylvester (voice), Richard Bickenbach as Bing Crosby Parrot (voice) (uncredited) and Dave Barry as Various (voice) (uncredited).

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.8/10, Catch as Cats Can has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Catch as Cats Can page.

If you liked it. Fans of Catch as Cats Can tend to enjoy Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland, Your Name. - Gestern, heute und für immer, Die letzten Glühwürmchen and Spider-Man: A New Universe.