Three little kittens

A farmer’s wife discovers three little kittens with their mother in the barn. When they are two weeks old, the mother cat carries them to a new home in an old buggy, where they learn to feed and clean themselves and to play. As they grow, they meet other animals and learn to catch mice. Two of the kittens are given to local tradesmen to catch mice in their shops while the third stays on the farm with its mother to help catch mice in the barn.

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Credits

production company

Encyclopaedia Britannica Films

co-producer

Arthur Gates

Ernest Horn

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1952

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010891

Language

English

Subject categories

Animals & Wildlife → Cats

Animals & Wildlife → Cats - Fiction

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children 6-12

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United States, 1952

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