Without love, life is empty

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Movie
German title Without love, life is empty
Original title Life with Feathers
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 1945
length 8 minutes
Rod
Director Friz Freleng
script Tedd Pierce
production Edward Selzer
for Warner Bros.
music Carl W. Stalling

Life is Empty Without Love is an American animated short film by Friz Freleng from 1945. It was the first animated film in which the cat Sylvester appeared together with a Tweety-like bird.

action

A lovebird is thrown out of the common bird cage by his wife. Since he does not want to live without love, he plans suicide - and since he does not want to be shot, fall from a skyscraper or run over by a train, he wants to be eaten by a cat.

A black and white cat is collecting food scraps in garbage cans nearby and is thrilled when the bird lures them. He, in turn, waits blindfolded for the approaching cat, who becomes suspicious: a bird that does not flee must be poisoned. The cat now steadfastly refuses to eat the bird, which despite various tricks ends up in the cat's mouth, but is always spat out again. Only when a radio announcer is promoting various dishes and the cat is getting hungrier and hungrier does it agree to eat the bird. He, in turn, promptly receives a telegram from his wife promising reconciliation and no longer wants to be eaten. A hunt begins that the cat loses. The bird returns home and surprisingly finds its nasty wife here, who had actually promised in the telegram to move in with her mother. Immediately the bird hurries away again and now calls in vain for the cat.

production

Life is Empty without Love was released on March 24, 1945 as part of the Warner Bros. animated film series Merrie Melodies .

synchronization

role Original speaker
New Years Eve Mel Blanc
Inseparable Mel Blanc
Radio announcer Danny Webb

Awards

Without love, life is empty was nominated for an Oscar in the category “ Best Animated Short Film ” in 1946, but could not prevail against Tom the Night Watchman .

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