When Tom was trapped in the Booby Hatch with the dynamite, he is heard screaming, "HELP! GOD! LET ME OUT!" Some people believe he said, "HELP! HELP! LET ME OUT!" This was because his voice was muffled in the Booby Hatch.
Hawaii was not yet a state when this short was released but had been a popular dream vacation destination for decades. In the years before commercial aviation and the jet age brought the islands closer, most travelers would head for the islands on ships such as the one shown. In 2022, there are still a few such ocean voyages available, but air travel is the norm.
From his brig porthole, Tom glimpses Diamond Head (and Jerry surfing by) as well as what was then Waikiki Beach. Only the Royal Hawaiian (the pink hotel shown), the Moana, and a very early incarnation of the Halekulani welcomed guests back then. Beaches were pristine and uncrowded.Yes, really!
The opening establishment shot is a view of the old San Francisco Bay Bridge and Treasure Island, with the large port warehouses in the foreground. The vista is much the same in 2023, though the bridge has been replaced by a new version and many of the old warehouses have been repurposed.
Then, as now, the departing vessel sails beneath the iconic Golden Gate Bridge.
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