Release date February 8, 1920 Language Silent film Director John Randolph Bray | Country United States Initial release 1920 Production company Bray Productions | |
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The Debut of Thomas Cat (also spelled Kat and Katt in various sources) was the first color animated cartoon made in the United States. It was produced by Earl Hurd for Bray Pictures using the Brewster Color film process, and was released on February 8, 1920.
The plot involves a kitten encountering a rat for the first time, rather than the mice it is used to.
Despite favorable reviews, Bray Pictures deemed the process to be too expensive, and did not employ it again.
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