King Of The Cats

Duration: 5

Genre: Educational

Creator: Weston Woods

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: iconographic. Shows the way Old Tom the cat stared at his master the gravedigger, as strange as his master's encounter that evening with nine cats mournfully bearing a tiny coffin through the graveyard. Strange too, the small coronet of gold atop the coffin, as strange as Old Tom's eyes when he heard the pallbearers declaration 'Tim Toldrum's dead.' Suspense mounts. The tension swells. Then poof! A surprise ending that will make young viewers shudder with delight., Why did nine cats bear a coffin through an eery cemetery? What was the meaning of the small coronet of gold? Who is Tom Tildrum? Why was the gravedigger's cat growing restless when his master told of the strange graveyard occurrence? These questions are answered in this suspenseful and macabre iconographic adaptation of an American folktale.

Complete Record: iconographic. Shows the way Old Tom the cat stared at his master the gravedigger, as strange as his master's encounter that evening with nine cats mournfully bearing a tiny coffin through the graveyard. Strange too, the small coronet of gold atop the coffin, as strange as Old Tom's eyes when he heard the pallbearers declaration 'Tim Toldrum's dead.' Suspense mounts. The tension swells. Then poof! A surprise ending that will make young viewers shudder with delight., Why did nine cats bear a coffin through an eery cemetery? What was the meaning of the small coronet of gold? Who is Tom Tildrum? Why was the gravedigger's cat growing restless when his master told of the strange graveyard occurrence? These questions are answered in this suspenseful and macabre iconographic adaptation of an American folktale. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.