Of Feline Bondage

Of Feline Bondage is a Tom and Jerry cartoon released in 1965, directed and produced by Chuck Jones, with animation by Ben Washam, Don Towsley, Ken Harris, Tom Ray and Dick Thompson. In some ways, the cartoon is reminiscent of the 1948 short, The Invisible Mouse which was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The title of the cartoon alludes to the novel Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham, and the better-known 1964 film of the same name... More

Of Feline Bondage is a Tom and Jerry cartoon released in 1965, directed and produced by Chuck Jones, with animation by Ben Washam, Don Towsley, Ken Harris, Tom Ray and Dick Thompson. In some ways, the cartoon is reminiscent of the 1948 short, The Invisible Mouse which was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. The title of the cartoon alludes to the novel Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham, and the better-known 1964 film of the same name. Jerry is running though a pool hall and runs into a can that Tom holds out. Tom begins shaking the can and laughs then he tips Jerry out against the wall. Jerry is then running along near one of the tables and runs up a pool cue placed by Tom and onto a cue ball on one of the tables. Tom breaks by shooting the cue ball into the rack and Jerry gets bopped on the head by the cue ball. Then, the 8-ball lands right next to the mouse and it follows Jerry off the table and into his hole, where it squishes Jerry flat. Jerry shrugs in misery until...

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