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Private life of a cat

United States, 1954
film

The animal’s outlook on life. The camera lens has been treated as the eyes of a mother cat, observing the daily details of life in a feline family. Thus..

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The Cat's meow

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Story of the Cat

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Beyond the naked eye

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Kittens are born

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Cat's cradle

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Animals see in many ways. - Rev. ed.

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Three little kittens

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Cats

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Mother cat and her baby skunks

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Mice but no men

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