The Alley Cat

The Alley Cat is an American animated short film, released in 1941 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Directed by Hugh Harman, the film centres on Butch and Toodles Galore, two cats who were subsequently integrated as recurring characters into the Tom and Jerry series of shorts.
==Plot==
Butch is a black alley cat who is instantly smitten with Toodles, a female cat he sees on the balcony of her wealthy family's penthouse apartment on Park Avenue. He serenades her, but the butler sends the family's bulldog named Grobo after him. A long, fast-paced chase ensues, with Grobo outwitted by Butch every time, and the chase ends with the butler accidentally hitting Grobo with a broom when the dog chases Butch, causing Grobo to turn against the butler out of anger. With Grobo and the butler out of the way, Butch makes it into the apartment to dance with his new love.
==Voice cast==
*Harry E. Lang and Clarence Nash as Butch
*Billy Bletcher as Grobo
*Sara Berner and Clarence Nash as Toodles Galore
*Harry E. Lang as butler (possibly)
Category:1941 cartoons
Category:One-Shot Cartoons
Category:Cartoons produced by Fred Quimby
Category:Cartoons with film editing by Fred McAlpin
Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Fred McAlpin
Category:Cartoons animated by Preston Blair
Category:Cartoons animated by Irven Spence
Category:Cartoons animated by Bill Littlejohn
Category:Cartoons with camera by Jack Stevens
Category:MGM Cartoons
Category:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoons
Category:Cartoons with music by Scott Bradley
Category:Cartoons with voices by Harry E. Lang
Category:Cartoons with voices by Clarence Nash
Category:Cartoons with voices by Billy Bletcher
Category:Cartoons with voices by Sara Berner
Category:Cartoons with layouts by John Meandor
Category:Cartoons with layouts by Manuel Moreno
Category:Cartoons with backgrounds by Joseph Smith
Category:Cartoons directed by Hugh Harman
Category:Cartoons with production managed by Carman Maxwell
Category:Cartoons with voices by William Hanna