That was an excellent one.

Just intense enough to provide a much-needed diversion, just lightweight enough to make you forget about it soon after it’s over. It’s not exactly “good,” per se, but it does what it sets out to do in terms of putting us on edge, which makes it … successful?

There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

Actress is magnificent and exudes a hypnotic screen presence in this affecting drama.

Sufferin' Cats! (1943) *** (out of 4) Jerry is once again running away from Tom who wants to eat him but he makes the mistake of running into another cat. Af first Jerry thinks he's safe but it turns out this cat wants to eat him too so now the mouse finds himself running away from two cats. SUFFERIN' CATS! is another winner for the series and once again we're taken away from the house setting, which allows for some new and creative action. One of the highlights happen when the cats agree to cut Jerry in half and share him but of course something else happens. This short is fast, fun and contains enough action to keep it entertaining throughout.

Sufferin' Cats and The Bowling alley cat in my opinion are the best early Tom and Jerry shorts. This one got really good laughs.The Story is about Tom chasing Jerry, then an Alley Cat appears (His name is Meathead), and then they start to fight each other in order to get Jerry.The Story might sound too simple, but the excellent animation, perfectly timed gags really help. And this episode is a musical fun! I couldn't stop humming to the song, it's really Jazzy and Catchy, it accomplishes the action on the cartoon, it's flawless.The Highlights of the cartoon are when Tom and Meathead decide to cut Jerry in a half to have equal parts to each other, but Tom's evil thought make him steal Jerry by a whole.All of these elements help this cartoon stand out.I Recommend it to every Tom and Jerry fan.

Nothing of any particular interest or originality happens in this short. Tom is having his usual fun tormenting Jerry but the mouse runs into a stray cat and pretends to be best friends with him (by kissing him-gay lovers?) to upset Tom. Soon both cats are feuding over Jerry whilst being set-up by him. Oh, do watch my sides as they just might split! I wasn't really impressed and there's not a lot to laugh at in the 8-minute running time. The short actually has some dialogue in it but there's no credited voices for some reason on this page. There's nothing I can recommend about this cartoon as it is Tom and Jerry at their most basic. The title is rather generic too.

MGM animation of the thirties and forties could often seriously rival the Disney studio for sheer lushness and elegance, and generaly had them beat for comedy. "Sufferin' Cats" is a charming and funny early Tom and Jerry romp in which Tom is allowed to display a resoucefulness almost on a par with his rodent rival.