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For the unrelated British-Canadian television series, see Counterfeit Cat. 1949 American film

The Counterfeit Cat
Directed by	Tex Avery
Story by	Rich Hogan Jack Cosgriff
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Starring	Tex Avery Bill Thompson Colleen Collins
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Walter Clinton Michael Lah Grant Simmons Louie Schmitt
Backgrounds by	John Didrik Johnsen
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	December 24, 1949 (1949-12-24)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Counterfeit Cat is a 1949 animated short film directed by Tex Avery and produced by Fred Quimby for MGM Cartoons. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the short was released in the US on December 24, 1949. The short stars Blackie the Cat, Spike, a yellow canary and a woman.

Synopsis

Blackie the Cat steals the headpiece of a dog to deceive Spike and to catch and eat the yellow canary he is guarding.

Voice cast

Tex Avery and Bill Thompson as Spike
Colleen Collins as Lady

References

Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 146–147. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
"AVERY…. Vol. 2??? WELL, IMAGINE THAT! |". cartoonresearch.com. Retrieved 2021-10-05.

External links

The Counterfeit Cat at IMDb

Films directed by Tex Avery

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