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RUNTIME
Did you know
Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
MoodPlayr · trivia#01
Pickled Puss
1948 0h 7m EN
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9.0
MASTERPIECE
★9.0TMDB · 1
AnimationComedy
Synopsis
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A predatory cat and the mouse he's chasing become temporary friends after the mouse takes refuge in a barrel full of pickled herrings and the cat becomes intoxicated by the fumes.
“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”
Cast
Cal Howard
Cat (voice)
Stan Freberg
Mouse (voice)
Mel Blanc
Cat Scream (voice) (archive footage)
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Howard Swift
- Writers
- Dave Monahan, Cal Howard
- Languages
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Howard Swift directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
- 278 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Cal Howard and Stan Freberg and Mel Blanc carry the top of the cast.
- 5IMDB entry: tt0148603 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Runtime
- 7 min · 0h 7m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- EN
Also by
Howard Swift
Production companies
Who made it
Screen Gems
US
Key crew
- AnimationGrant Simmons
- AnimationPaul Sommer
- AnimationMorey Reden
- Creative ConsultantRobert Clampett
- ProducerHenry Binder
- AnimationJay Sarbry
- MusicDarrell Calker
- ProducerRaymond Katz
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- cat and mouse
- short film
Release history · US
When it landed
- Theatrical1948-09-02
