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Three Little Kittens

  • 1938
  • 10 min
  • Classroom film
  • Public domain

Curly Tail the farm kitten and his two siblings grow up in a barn, learn to climb and play, and eventually find homes with a shoemaker and a postmaster.

About the film

An ERPI Classroom Films short from 1938, later circulated by Encyclopedia Britannica, follows three farm kittens from a week old to months old as they play, climb, and get their first “jobs.” It belongs to the same educational True Nature tradition as other primary-grade animal films of the period.

Moments to watch for

  • 00:21 Newborns in the barn
  • 04:29 Milk time and play time
  • 06:46 Mr. Dog and the kittens
  • 08:54 Two kittens find new homes and one stays on the farm

Source & rights

Three Little Kittens is available through the Prelinger Archives at the Internet Archive, where this version is marked public domain. The film is embedded from the Internet Archive.