Movie1947·US·8min

The Cat Concerto

Name: The Cat Concerto
Genre: Comedy, Music, Animation
Released: 1947-04-26T00:00:00Z
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 7.66
Cast: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Poor Jerry! He's hiding inside a piano when Tom gives a concert!

Comedy Music Animation

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Premiere

Apr1947

Studio

MGM Cartoon Studio

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Synopsis

The Cat Concerto (1947) is a classic MGM animated short you can watch online on iFILM, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Eight minutes, no dialogue — just Tom performing Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2 for a packed concert hall, not realising Jerry has been napping inside the grand piano.

What follows is one of the most precisely timed comedy routines in animation. Every hammer strike, pratfall, and chase beat is locked to Liszt's score so tightly that the music and the slapstick become the same thing. This is the short that took home the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film, and it still holds up as proof that the best Tom and Jerry gags work like clockwork. Watch The Cat Concerto online on iFILM.

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