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Tin Pan Alley Cats is a 1943 animated short subject, directed by Bob Clampett for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' Merrie Melodies series. A follow-up to Clampett's successful Coal Black and de Sebben Dwarfs, released earlier in 1943, Tin Pan Alley Cats focuses upon contemporary themes of African-American culture, jazz music, and World War II, and features a caricature of jazz musician Fats Waller as an anthropomorphic cat. The short's centerpiece is a fantasy sequence derived from Clampett's black and white Looney Tunes short Porky in Wackyland (1938).
Like Coal Black, Tin Pan Alley Cats focuses heavily on stereotypical gags, character designs, and situations involving African-Americans. As such, the film and other Warner Bros. cartoons with similar themes have been withheld from television distribution since 1968, and are collectively known as the Censored Eleven.
Original Release
07/17/1943
US Release
07/17/1943
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mel Blanc | Giant Lips / Rubber Band / Hitler / Cat |
| The Four Dreamers | Uncle Tom Cat Mission Singers |
| Four Spirits of Rhythm | Fats Waller Cat backing vocals |
| Zoot Watson | Fats Waller Cat |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Mel Blanc | Giant Lips / Rubber Band / Hitler / Cat |
| The Four Dreamers | Uncle Tom Cat Mission Singers |
| Four Spirits of Rhythm | Fats Waller Cat backing vocals |
| Zoot Watson | Fats Waller Cat |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Leon Schlesinger | Producer |
