The Cat Concerto (1947)

User Rating:

8.5/10   

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Release Date:

26 April 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Comedy | Family | Music

Plot:

Jerry is determined to disrupt Tom's concert while Tom fights him with the piano without missing a single note.

Plot Keywords:

Piano | White Tie And Tails | Cat | Orchestra | Applause

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Directed by
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Produced by
Fred Quimby	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Bradley

Sound Department
Fred McAlpin	....	sound (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ed Barge	....	animator
Kenneth Muse	....	animator
Irven Spence	....	animator
Robert Gentle	....	background artist (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
• Loew's (as Loew's Incorporated)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (USA) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)

Also Known As:

The Cat's Concerto (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

UK:U | USA:Passed (National Board of Review) | USA:TV-G (TV rating) | South Korea:All | USA:Approved (PCA #11976)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Was the focus of a short and bitter flurry of allegations between Warner Brothers and MGM of plagiarism over similarities between this film and WB's Rhapsody Rabbit (1946). The controversy began when raw film from "Rhapsody Rabbit" was sent to be processed at a central film lab which serviced both Warners and MGM. By accident, the finished negatives were sent to MGM, who eventually returned them, but Friz Freleng (the director on "Rhapsody Rabbit") suspected that Hanna and Barbera or others at MGM may have viewed the film before sending it on to Warner Bros. Hanna and Barbera counter-charged that Freleng had somehow overheard their ideas for "The Cat Concerto" and acted on it.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Professor Tom (1948)

Soundtrack:

24 Preludes, Op. 28//xxiv D min

The greatest cartoon masterpiece

I'm 20 years old and I'm still crazy for "Tom And Jerry".This is not just a "Tom And Jerry"cartoon,this is the greatest cartton ever made.All cartoonist should see this classic to learn how to create a great cartoon.Everithing is at his best:the music,the settings and of course there is Tom.Is impossible you don't fall in love with Tom.If I had to rate this cartoon 1-10,I certanly would give 10000.