The Milky Way

The Milky Way

1940 · 8 min · ★ 6.8 · Animation, Fantasy, Family, Comedy

The three little kittens have lost their mittens and are sent to bed without dinner. From their room, they see the Milky Way and sail up to it, using a basket and helium balloons, passing through some fanciful astronomical bodies, until they reach a Milky Way filled with every conceivable form of milk.

Directed by Rudolf Ising · Written by Maurice "Jake" Day

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Bernice Hansen Mama Cat / Three Little Kittens (voice)

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