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The Cat Concerto (1947)

Directed by Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Animation | Music | Short

Overview

Tom enters from stage left in white tie and tails, sits at the piano, gets his focus as the orchestra in the pit beneath him warms up, and begins to play Liszt’s “Hungarian Rhapsody”. Unbeknownst to Tom and the audience, Jerry is asleep across several of the high-note keys inside the instrument, so Tom’s playing eventually wakes him. Jerry is pummeled by hammers, bounced by wires, and squeezed by Tom as the cat tries to play the concerto while dispensing with Jerry. Jerry’s defensive antics add to the brio of the program and answer Tom with Jerry’s own skillful musical attack. By the concerto’s end, the duet leaves only one animal standing for the audience’s applause.

Rated NR | Length 8 minutes

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Viewing Notes

Much like “The Cat Above…” I don’t understand why Jerry would have his home in a grand piano on a stage in an opera house. Tom is innocent.

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