Tom gives a concert
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| German title | Tom gives a concert |
| Original title | The Cat Concerto |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1946 |
| length | 8 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director |
William Hanna , Joseph Barbera |
| script | William Hanna, Joseph Barbera |
| production |
Fred Quimby for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| music | Scott Bradley |
Tom Gives a Concert is a 1946 American animated short film directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera .
action
Tom the tomcat gives a piano concert in tails and with a distinguished expression. He begins to play the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 by Franz Liszt . Meanwhile, the mouse, Jerry, sleeps unnoticed on the piano hammers and is now roughly awakened. Immediately she tries to sabotage Tom's game. Jerry operates the hammers himself, pinching Tom's fingers, stealing keys, and placing a mousetrap in their place, turning Tom's piano stool up and down. Tom, however, always succeeds in playing the piece on.
In the end, Jerry hits the strings with two hammers, forcing Tom to play the difficult finale three times. In the end, Tom sinks down on the keyboard, completely exhausted . Jerry accepts the audience's applause in tails and top hat.
production
Tom Gives a concert was released on April 26, 1947 as part of the MGM cartoon series Tom and Jerry .
The controversy arose when Warner Bros. brought out Rhapsody Rabbit, an almost identical cartoon about the character Bugs Bunny , in the same year . Both production companies accused each other of plagiarizing the other, but neither one nor the other could be proven.
Awards
The Cat Concerto won in 1947 the Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ".
Web links
- The Cat Concerto in the Internet Movie Database (English)