At 5:30.
This perplexing oddity seems to be a bizarre remake of a remake. I haven’t gotten through all of the mid-1930s Terrytoons, but The Cat Came Back (1944) looks like it’s tracing a lot of animation from a Connie Rasinski picture of that period – and in turn, borrowing material from a silent Fable. Tom Stathes begs to differ, but I’m curious what you think.
But man; while there may be some mid-1930s reuse in there (I have no idea), there’s definitely no silent footage. The silent Farmer Al is stockier—and in that classic Frank Moser style, his default facial expression is a stoic stare with no visible mouth.
The animals look too advanced here for mid-1930s Terry.
“Definitely no silent footage” – wasn’t arguing in favor that there was. But the gags are bad enough that they could go back to the silent era.
You’re right on that—and there actually is a silent, FARMER AL FALFA’S CAT-ASTROPHE (1916), with the same theme and some of the same gags. Except the silent is better by being about 400% more violent.
Ooo! Is the silent FARMER AL FALFA’S CAT-ASTROPHE silent available for viewing anywhere?
Elmer’s ass can be seen in “To Duck or Not to Duck”.