RAPIMENTO DE MILLI

Year Published: 1930s

Creator: Paul Terry

Description: This brief circus cartoon from the early 1930s was released in Italy under the name "Rapimento De Milli" or literally, "The Kidnapping of Milli". It's actually an extract from a longer cartoon (likely with a different title) and features Countess Cat, a character that was created by Paul Terry. Countess Cat appears in the Van Beuren Studios cartoon shorts, often paired up with her boyfriend Waffles Cat. Countess was a popular character for a brief time. Stores sold dolls of Countess, figurines and posters and she appeared in story books, and coloring books with her boyfriend Waffles the Cat.