
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".



William Hanna
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Lillian Randolph
Mammy Two-Shoes (voice) (uncredited)

Martha Wentworth
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Lang
Tom (voice) (uncredited)
Kent Rogers
Vocals (voice) (uncredited)

Sara Berner
Operator (voice) (uncredited)
Fraidy Cat is a animation, comedy film released in 1942 exploring themes of fear, cartoon cat, cartoon mouse, ghost story, ghost, vacuum cleaner. Directed by William Hanna, it stars William Hanna, Lillian Randolph, Martha Wentworth. Tom hears a ghost story on the radio and is spooked by it; Jerry notices this and takes advantage of it, using a variety of tricks to scare Tom.
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