The Debut of Thomas Cat

The Debut of Thomas Cat
Produced by	Earl Hurd
Production; company	Bray Pictures
Release date	February 8, 1920
Country	United States
Language	Silent

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

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.
Robertson, Patrick (November 11, 2011). Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 326. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Cohen, Karl (January 2000). "Milestones of the Animation Industry in the 20th Century". Animation World Magazine. p. 2. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
Lee, Newton; Madej, Krystina (April 26, 2012). Introducing Color. Disney Stories: Getting to Digital. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 49. Retrieved December 29, 2015.
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.

External links

The Debut of Thomas Cat on IMDb

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[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. 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.

[Lee-4] Lee, Newton; Madej, Krystina (April 26, 2012). Introducing Color. Disney Stories: Getting to Digital. Springer Science+Business Media. p. 49. Retrieved December 29, 2015.

[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.