Dick Whittington's Cat (1936) 

** 1/2 (out of 4)

The cat in this short is a rather wimpy one as he is terrified of mice and rats. He ends up being taken to a home where a group of mice decide to have some violent fun with him. This Ub Iwerks short is pretty darn weird. It's certainly not a good movie by any stretch of the imagination but its weirdness makes it worth watching. Once again we're treated to some very good animation and there's no question that this here is the highlight of the picture. The story itself is rather weak but there are some rather violent images that make the film worth watching. This includes a bit where one man is trying to kill the cat by putting him in a bag and throwing him in some water. The other deals with the mice teaming up to try and take all nine lives from the cat. Again, this certainly isn't good but it's entertaining.

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