The Debut of Thomas Cat

Not to be confused with The Tail of Thomas Kat.

The Debut of Thomas Cat
Produced byEarl Hurd
Production
company
Release date
  • February 8, 1920 (1920-02-08)
CountryUnited States
LanguageSilent

The Debut of Thomas Cat (also spelled Kat and Katt in various sources) was the first color animated cartoon made in the United States.[1][2][3] It was produced by Earl Hurd for Bray Pictures using the Brewster Color film process,[4] and was released on February 8, 1920.

Plot

The plot involves a kitten encountering a rat for the first time, rather than the mice it is used to.[4]

Reception

Despite favorable reviews, Bray Pictures deemed the process to be too expensive, and did not employ it again.[5]

References

  1. ^ Kroon, Richard W. (2010). A/V A to Z: An Encyclopedic Dictionary of Media, Entertainment, and Other Audiovisual Terms. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7864-4405-2.
  2. ^ Robertson, Patrick (November 11, 2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 326. ISBN 9781608197385. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Cohen, Karl (January 2000). "Milestones of the Animation Industry in the 20th Century". Animation World Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Lee, Newton; Madej, Krystina (April 26, 2012). Introducing Color. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 49. ISBN 9781461421016. Retrieved December 29, 2015. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  5. ^ Crafton, Donald (December 15, 1993). Before Mickey: The Animated Film 1898–1928. University of Chicago Press. pp. 160–161. ISBN 0-226-11667-0. Retrieved December 29, 2015.


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