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Academy Award Short Subject (Cartoon) 1942 · Nominated
Academy Award Short Subject (Cartoon) 1942 · Nominated
Puss Gets the Boot is a 1940 American animated short film and is the first short in what would become the Tom and Jerry cartoon series, though neither are yet referred to by these names. It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Rudolf Ising. It is based on the Aesop's Fable, The Cat and the Mice. As was the practice of...