I love Judy Garland, I have a few of her films. And I love movies that are set in Paris like "The Last Time I Saw Paris" starring Elizabeth Taylor (another favorite actress of mine) and Van Johnson; also the Pixar animated film "Ratatouille." One last thing to say is that I am cat lover, as I said many times.

Judy did a wonderful job as Mewsette, both in speaking and singing for her. And Chuck Jones did a excellent job with the production and animation of the film; Chuck Jones is one of my favorite animators. So overall, this film is an excellent piece of animation. It is colorful and beautifully animated, with songs you will remember and love.

If you have a long career in film and are known for your voice, you will eventually be asked to provide it for a film. It wasn't only Disney doing animated films during the hey-dey of their classic cartoon features, even though it was a rare occurrence for other major films. This came on top of "101 Dalmations" at Disney, so instead of some fabulous spotted dogs, you've got a variety of cats, hep ones, sweet ones, villainous ones, and in the case of one big eccentric cat, a total camp kitty.

Judy Garland provides the voice of Mewsette, the innocent white cat who wants something more than her provincial life (to quote the leading lady of another animated classic). So she leaves behind lover kitty Jaune-Tom (Robert Goulet) and heads to the big city of lights, falling prey to the nefarious Meowrice (Paul Frees) while being turned into a sophisticate by the wacky Mme. Rubens-Chatte (Hermoine Gingold). It's up to Jaune-Tom to rescue her from the fate Frees has in store for her.

This was a reunion for Garland and "The Wizard of Oz" song-writing team of E.Y. Harburg and Harold Arlen (also the writer of "Get Happy"),and the score they provide for her is a delight. "Paris Is a Lonely Town" should be up there with the songs which Judy sang about other cities, and it is a shame it was not nominated for an Oscar. Goulet, then a big hit thanks to "Camelot" on Broadway, is great singing opposite Judy, while Red Buttons provides great comic relief. Frees, of course, is an animated voice over veteran, having frightened children (and make them laugh at the same time) as the Burgonmeister in "Santa Claus is Coming to Town". All you have to do is mention Hermoine Gingold, and you know exactly what you're going to get. Definitely worthy of re-discovery, "Gay Pur-ee" is a beautiful tribute to the city of lights and totally endearing even amongst the more well known Disney classics.

"The Wizard of Oz" is one of the most beloved movies of all time. The Looney Tunes are one of the most popular cartoon franchises of all time. The two indirectly crossed paths with Abe Levitow's "Gay Purr-ee", with Judy Garland voicing a cat who leaves rural France for Paris with the aim of making it big. It's obviously not the most famous animated feature, but it has an enjoyable plot. The writing by Chuck Jones and additional voice work by Mel Blanc make for an unusual connection to a certain screwy rabbit, lisping duck and stuttering pig (in fact, Abe Levitow directed a couple of Looney Tunes cartoons for Chuck Jones).

The rest of the voice work includes Robert Goulet (the villain in "Naked Gun 2 1/2"),Red Buttons (Oscar-winner for "Sayonara"),Paul Frees (the voice of Boris on "Rocky & Bullwinkle" and the Ghost Host in Disneyland's Haunted Mansion) and Morey Amsterdam (Buddy on "The Dick Van Dyke Show"). As it happens, Julie Bennett (who voiced one of the women in the Provence scene) died of the coronavirus earlier this year). Strange how these things work out.

Anyway, cool movie.