It's Got Me Again! (1932)

Release Date:

14 May 1932 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Musical | Animation | Short | Comedy

Plot:

Late at night, the mice come out and sing and play to the title tune, among others. That is, until the cat arrives, but he's quickly sent packing.

Plot Keywords:

Mouse | Weapon | Musical Instrument | Blowing Raspberry | Apache Dance

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Leon Schlesinger Studios

Trivia:

This is the first Warner Bros. cartoon to be nominated for an Academy Award. (It lost to Walt Disney's Flowers and Trees (1932).)

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mouse: Okay, fellas! On with the dance!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Toyland Broadcast (1934)

Soundtrack:

The Sailor's Hornpipe

Fun Short

It's Got Me Again! (1932)

*** 1/2 (out of 4)

Oscar-nominated short has various mice singing and dancing but the mood changes when an angry cat shows up. I'm somewhat surprised Disney didn't go after this film because the mice certainly share a resemblance to Mickey Mouse. With that said, this is a very fast paced and funny film that has some great animation. The song and dance numbers are all pretty good and the cat is a great villain. This is also a pretty dark film so it might scare some of the kids watching.

Turner Classic Movies shows this quite often.