People! People!

In the opening of The Cat That Hated People (1948), the title character begins to elucidate why he is what he is. He paces, waves his arms and clenches his fists in a lengthy bit of animation with a different drawing on each frame. Look at the varied poses.



I believe the animation is by Mike Lah. Bill Shull, Walt Clinton and Louis Schmitt also receive animation credits. The cat’s voice is a growly version of Jimmy Durante played by Pat McGeehan; he did the same Durante voice in The Uncultured Vulture at Columbia.