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8.2/10
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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.
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- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win & 1 nomination total
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10Popeye-8
A dazzling film, mostly due to the significant talents of Scott Bradley, MGM's woefully under-appreciated musical director for their animation unit. He's the one playing the piano in this marvelous epic, which unifies music and animation flawlessly. The one example that may prove Bradley superior to Warner's musical genius, Carl Stalling.
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.
Tom, complete with a tuxedo, is a pianist performing a concerto (Hungarian Rhapsody #2) for the audience. Things are going well until Jerry, peacefully asleep inside the piano, is rudely woken up.
The rest of the cartoon slows various ways these two guys torment each other. The amazing thing was that no matter what happened, the concerto kept on going and sounded great. In fact, you could probably turn your head away from the television and just enjoy the concert!
Unlike most of the stories, this one revolved just around one object (a piano) but the sight gags were all good and the more I think about it, extremely clever and I can see how it won an Oscar.
The rest of the cartoon slows various ways these two guys torment each other. The amazing thing was that no matter what happened, the concerto kept on going and sounded great. In fact, you could probably turn your head away from the television and just enjoy the concert!
Unlike most of the stories, this one revolved just around one object (a piano) but the sight gags were all good and the more I think about it, extremely clever and I can see how it won an Oscar.
It doesn't matter how many times you see it, it will still bring tears of laughter to the eyes!
A perfect blend of classical music and the chaos that only Jerry Mouse could ever wreak on Tom's efforts as a classical pianist...
The only other cartoon that comes close is Bugs Bunny's "What's Opera, Doc?"
Cat Concerto is simply, the funiest, greatest, best cartoon ever made.
Enjoy!! Over, and over and over again!
A perfect blend of classical music and the chaos that only Jerry Mouse could ever wreak on Tom's efforts as a classical pianist...
The only other cartoon that comes close is Bugs Bunny's "What's Opera, Doc?"
Cat Concerto is simply, the funiest, greatest, best cartoon ever made.
Enjoy!! Over, and over and over again!
Tom flawlessly performs a Liszt piano concerto despite simultaneously engaging in the usual Tom and Jerry antics.
Lifted above the usual high standard of the Fred Quimby produced series by the flawless melding of action and music
Lifted above the usual high standard of the Fred Quimby produced series by the flawless melding of action and music
Did you know
- TriviaWas 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.
- GoofsThe promotional poster depicts the cat-and-mouse duo wearing pants and shoes alongside with their tailcoats with dress shirts underneath and bow ties; but in the actual short, don't wear pants or shoes at all.
- ConnectionsEdited into Tom & Jerry: Cartoon Festival Vol. 1 (1983)
- Soundtracks24 Preludes, Op. 28//xxiv D min
(uncredited)
Music by Frédéric Chopin
Played during the opening credits
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- Le concerto du chat
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- Runtime
- 8m
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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