
Puss Gets the Boot(1940)
Jasper is given an ultimatum by his master: break one more thing and you're out. Rodent Jerry does his best to make sure that his tormentor "gets the boot".


Tom's advances on a young jive-talking girl cat get nowhere; nowhere, that is, until Tom gets a zoot suit. Armed with his miles of fabric and a new cool lingo, Tom still has to deal with the tricks of his nemesis, Jerry.

William Hanna
Tom (voice) (uncredited)

Sara Berner
Jerry / Girl Cat (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher
Bit Part (voice) (uncredited)
Jerry Mann
Tom Cat - Radio Announcer (voice - uncredited)
The Zoot Cat is a animation, comedy film released in 1944 exploring themes of cartoon cat, cartoon mouse, courtship, swing dancing, hipster, 1940s. Directed by William Hanna, it stars William Hanna, Sara Berner, Billy Bletcher. Tom's advances on a young jive-talking girl cat get nowhere; nowhere, that is, until Tom gets a zoot suit. Armed with his miles of fabric and a new cool lingo, Tom still has to deal with the tricks of his nemesis, Jerry.
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