The Cat Concerto

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Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.Tom Cat is a concert pianist who plays beautifully until he is interrupted by Jerry Mouse.

Directors
- Joseph Barbera
- William Hanna
Writers
- William Hanna
- Joseph Barbera

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8.2/10

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Directors
- Joseph Barbera
- William Hanna
Writers
- William Hanna
- Joseph Barbera

See production info at IMDbPro

Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

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Trivia
Was the focus of a short and bitter flurry of allegations between Warner Bros. and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) of plagiarism over similarities between this film and WB's Rhapsodie à quatre mains (1946). The controversy began when raw film from "Rhapsody Rabbit" was sent to be processed at a central film lab which serviced both Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studios. 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.

Goofs
The promotional poster depicts the cat-and-mouse duo wearing pants and shoes alongside with their tailcoats with dress shirts underneath and bowties; but in the actual short, don't wear pants or shoes at all.

Connections
Featured in Yabba Dabba Doo! The Happy World of Hanna-Barbera (1977)

Soundtracks
24 Preludes, Op. 28//xxiv D min
(uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Played during the opening credits

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Featured review

10/10

An excellent mix of classical music and animation-and a good Tom and Jerry cartoon as well!

Cartoon studios have been blending animation with music probably since the start of animation. Particularly classical and also jazz. Every major studio has done at least a few cartoons where the animation is done to the beat of the music. This is one of the best of the MGM efforts. One of the few times when my sympathies have been with Tom more than with Jerry. While Rhapsody With Rivets is the best short to blend classical with animation (Sliphorn King of Polaroo was tops for jazz!), this cartoon, with several other Tom and Jerry shorts, does very well indeed and won an Oscar. Highly recommended.