English: Video of the Merrie Melodies short "A Tale of Two Kitties", which fell into the public domain as United Artists, the last rightsholder of the work failed to renew the copyright on time.
Українська: Відео короткометражного мультфільму «Історія про двох кошенят» із серії «Веселі мелодії».
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English: Video of the Merrie Melodies short "A Tale of Two Kitties", which fell into the public domain as United Artists, the last rightsholder of the work, failed to renew the copyright on time.
Deutsch: Eine Geschichte von zwei Kätzchen (Originaltitel A Tale of Two Kitties), ein Merrie Melodies Cartoon aus dem Jahr 1942.
English: Video of the Merrie Melodies short "A Tale of Two Kitties", which fell into the public domain as United Artists, the last rightsholder of the work, failed to renew the copyright on time.
Français : Vidéo du dessin animé de Merrie Melodies "A Tale of Two Kitties" (L'Histoire de deux chatons), qui est dans le domaine public car le copyright n'a pas été renouvelé à temps.
Українська: Відео короткометражного мультфільму «Історія про двох кошенят» із серії «Веселі мелодії».
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