The Witch’s Cat (1929)

Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film!

Synopsis: Snap the Gingerbread Man meets up with a witch and her black cat.

Cartoon Cat: The black cat appears from a hole inside the witch’s tree and spies Snap standing outside.

The Witch's Cat - black cat looking out of tree at Snap gingerbread man
The Witch's Cat - black cat looking out of tree at Snap gingerbread man

The cat loves gingerbread and bites Snap’s leg.

The Witch's Cat - black cat biting Snap gingerbread man leg

Snap doesn’t take kindly to this and grab’s the cat’s tail. Eventually Snap pulls the tail out of the cat.

The Witch's Cat - black cat looking happy with angry Snap gingerbread man
The Witch's Cat - black cat having tail pulled by Snap gingerbread man

When the witch finds out she restores her cat from the tail. But in anger she turns Snap back into raw dough.

The Witch's Cat - black cat with witch and Snap gingerbread man

Snap runs for his life with the cat chasing him.

The Witch's Cat - black cat chasing Snap gingerbread man

They arrive at the Nutty Oven Bakery where Snap hits the cat over the head with a log.

The Witch's Cat - black cat angry after being hit by Snap gingerbread man

The cat chases Snap up to the chimney of the oven. Snap slides down and gets rebaked but the cat gets stuck.

The Witch's Cat - black cat chasing Snap gingerbread man on top of bakery oven
The Witch's Cat - black cat stuck in oven chimney

Final Mewsings: Cats shouldn’t eat gingerbread, especially when it fights back.

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