Catnip Capers
Catnip Capers
| 30 May 1940 (USA)
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The cat-of-the-house is a nuisance to the mice on a cheese-raid in the kitchen. They overturn a box of catnip, cat partakes, and cat goes on a binge via dreamland and transportation by a pink elephant. THe cat's nightmare gamuts range from Oriental splendors to being chased by a green-eyed train.

Reviews
Breakinger A Brilliant Conflict
Brennan Camacho Mostly, the movie is committed to the value of a good time.
Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.
Edwin The storyline feels a little thin and moth-eaten in parts but this sequel is plenty of fun.
Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71) Here is a cartoon I had never heard of, until I watched it on YouTube. Now it is another favorite cartoon by Paul Terry.I thought the animation was great in this cartoon about a cat's trippy, hallucinating dream after sniffing catnip, when a group of mice dumped it on him. First a chair and curtains morphs into a flying elephant. Then the elephant morphs into a carpet that takes him to a palace of oriental splendor, with pretty dancing cat girls. Then things get nightmarish when he is chased by giant, demonic mice!I have nothing else to say about this cartoon, other than I love it and it's another favorite "Terrytoon."
Mark_McD The Terrytoons of this era could run a gamut from good to bad to inexplicable. This one is pretty good. It's the usual cat vs. mice scenario, with an unnamed cat who occasionally addresses the audience in an incongruous voice-over. While tormenting a house full of mice, a box of catnip falls on him from a high shelf. This cat can read the word "Catnip," but doesn't know what it is, so he takes a deep sniff of it and gets drunk, then starts having hallucinations. His trip includes a pink elephant lifted directly from "Dumbo," human-sized mice in harem girl costumes, and a descent to kitty hell. Somewhat derivative, but some of the designs and backgrounds are very well-done.