The Debut of Thomas Cat (also spelled Kat and Katt in various sources) was the first color animated cartoon made in the United States.
[1][2][3] It was produced by Earl Hurd for Bray Pictures using the Brewster Color film process,[4] and was released on February 8, 1920.
The plot involves a kitten encountering a rat for the first time, rather than the mice it is used to.
[4] Despite favorable reviews, Bray Pictures deemed the process to be too expensive, and did not employ it again.
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