Heavenly Puss (1949)

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8.1	IMDB rating

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Directed by

William Hanna

Joseph Barbera

Starring

Billy Bletcher
Devil Dog

Daws Butler
Conductor

Written by

Joseph Barbera
uncredited

William Hanna
uncredited

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Tom gets squashed to death by a piano when chasing Jerry and rises to Heaven, to be told that he's been bad for pestering Jerry. He is told he has one hour for Jerry to sign a Certificate of Forgiveness or he'll go to Hell!

Release date: 9 July 1949

Tags: Animation (2), Short (2), 1940s (2), 1949 (2), Comedy (1), Cartoon (1), Usa (1), English (1), Family (1), Hell (1), Heaven (1), Tom And Jerry (1), Haaste (1)

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"WITH: The Boy Who Turned Yellow FORMAT: 35mm CONDITION: ★★★½ NOTES: National Archive print. Quite clean, but has noticeably faded with age. DATE: October 22nd 2023 CINEMA: BFI LOCATION: Southbank"

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"DIR: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera SUMMARY: When Tom is crushed to death by an upright piano, he is allowed back to earth for one hour, during which he must get Jerry to sign a certificate of forgiveness or otherwise face an eternity in Hell with a satanic bulldog. WHY IT'S HERE: One of the most ambitious Tom and Jerry cartoons in terms of its sumptuous look, 'Heavenly Puss' is also caught between sentimentalism and darkness. On the one hand, the idea of turning the usual chase into a chase "