Sex seems to be on the minds of the animals on a backyard fence: the alley cats following a solitary female who may be in heat and the bull and the cows painted on an advertisement. After some singing by the cloven-hoofed crowd and music from a jazz band of cats, the focus is on one particular male cat and his tough-guy rival for the affections of the one female.
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Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s animation that feels like it was written on a dare. If you hate jazz or have any kind of headache, stay away. It’s a loud, scratchy, and very strange experience that doesn't really land anywhere. The whole thing starts with a bunch of cats hangi...
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"Is this worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s animation that feels like it was written on a dare. If you hate jazz or have any kind of headache, stay away. It’s a loud, scratchy, and very strange experience that doesn't really land anywhere. The whole thing starts with a bunch of cats hanging out on a fence, singing their hearts out. It feels like a precursor to the kind of Amature Nite energy you see in later, better-animated shorts. But here, the rhythm is just… of..."
United States
1933 · IMDb 4.6
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