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The Milky Way is a one-reel animated cartoon short subject, produced in Technicolor and released to theatres with the film The Captain Is a Lady in 1940 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer. The short explores the adventures of the "three little kittens who lost their mittens", as they explore a dreamland where space is made up entirely of dairy products. Mars is also depicted as a planet where shooting stars come from. The short won the 1940 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film, and was the first non-Disney film to do so. Other shorts nominated in 1940 included A Wild Hare by Warner Bros., introducing Bugs Bunny, and another MGM cartoon Puss Gets the Boot, with Jasper & Jinx, the prototype for Tom and Jerry. It was added as a bonus feature in the Marx Bros. DVD release of Go West (1940).
Original Release
06/22/1940
US Release
06/22/1940
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geneva Hall | Kittens |
| Jeanne Dunne | Kittens |
| Bernice Hansen | Mama Cat / Kittens / Three Little Kittens (voice) |
| The Rhythmettes | Vocalists |
| Paula Winslowe | Mama Cat |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Geneva Hall | Kittens |
| Jeanne Dunne | Kittens |
| Bernice Hansen | Mama Cat / Kittens / Three Little Kittens (voice) |
| The Rhythmettes | Vocalists |
| Paula Winslowe | Mama Cat |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Rudolf Ising | Producer |
| William Hanna | Producer |
| Fred Quimby | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1941 | Oscar | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | Won |
