Lana Turner in Feline Disguise
Yessir, Toodles (or Toots as you prefer), object of Tom Cat's love interest in several shorts, was actually inspired by a character portrayed by Lana Turner in "Weekend at the Waldorf".
Here you have some photo of Lana Turner as Bunny Smith as well as some screenshots from Toodles' debut, "Springtime for Thomas".
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Dodgers
posted by Duck Dodgers at 8:42 pm
2 Comments:
Toodles looks similar to a white feline character seen in a Hugh Harman cartoon called "The Alley Cat" (1941).
5:49 pm
J.J.,
you are right! They actually took that character, an animal tout-court with just an inch of anthropomorfization, and redesigned her as a Lana Turner-like siren.
It should also been noted that the same cartoon you mentioned included a cat identical to Butch, Tom Cat's friendly feline nemesis.
6:23 pm
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