I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now is a weird cat-filled fever dream

Is it worth a watch?

If you have seven minutes and you like weird old cartoons, yeah. It’s perfect for when you’re bored and want to see how animators back then thought cats acted.

Animation nerds will love the fluid, bouncy movement. People looking for a deep story will probably hate it because it’s basically just a music video for a song your great-grandma liked.

I found this while looking through a pile of old shorts, and man, Fleischer cartoons just have a different energy than Disney. They feel grittier and way more unpredictable. 🐱

The Catnip Situation

The whole thing starts with these two white cats 'spooning' at a desk. It’s supposed to be cute but it’s mostly just strange how they move together.

Then this black cat suitor shows up and tries to steal the girl cat away. His plan isn't a poem or a gift; he uses catnip on a fishing line.

It feels like a drug deal is happening in the middle of a G-rated short. The way she looks at that catnip is... well, it's intense. 😂

The 'daddy' cat (I think he's the dad? or a very jealous boyfriend?) has this really mean face. He grabs her back and just stares down the suitor.

The Bouncing Ball Part

Once the 'plot' ends, we get into the actual song. This is where the movie gets really trippy.

The ball bounces over these shapes that look exactly like lava lamps, even though those weren't invented yet. It’s very psychedelic for 1939.

There is this one shot where the cats are dancing right on top of the lyrics. It’s a bit messy and the timing feels slightly off, but it’s charming in a 'we did this by hand' kind of way.

Cinematic perspective: Exploring the visual vocabulary of I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1931) through its definitive frames.

I noticed that the cats' legs sometimes just disappear into the letters. It’s a tiny mistake but it makes the whole thing feel more human and less manufactured.

Wait, what?

There is a moment where a black boy cat and girl cat spoon on a fence. It mirrors the beginning but feels like the animators just wanted to draw more cats.

This isn't exactly a high-stakes drama like The Squaw Man. It’s just light, airy, and a little bit confusing if you think about it too hard.

The way the background shifts during the fence scene is a bit jarring. It’s like the artist forgot which way the wind was blowing for a second. 💨

I also keep thinking about A Girl's Folly while watching this. Maybe because both feel like relics of a time when movies were still trying to figure out what they wanted to be.

Final Thoughts

The song itself is catchy, I guess. I’ve had it stuck in my head for three hours now and it's driving me crazy.

The animation by Al Eugster is top-tier for the era. Even the weird moments have a lot of personality.

If you’ve seen things like The Dust of Egypt, you know that early cinema can be slow. But these cartoons are the opposite—they move way too fast.

It’s a bit of a chaotic mess, but it’s a fun mess. It’s the kind of thing you watch once and then wonder if you actually saw it or if you just dreamed it up.

One last thing: the way the 'suitor' cat walks home at the end is so sad. He just slumps his shoulders and his tail drags on the ground. Poor guy just wanted to share some catnip.

Anyway, go watch it if you want to see some vintage cat drama. It’s better than most things on TV right now, honestly.