The Cat Concerto

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The Cat Concerto is a classic 1947 Tom and Jerry animated short, renowned for its synchronized slapstick comedy set to Liszt’s "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2" and winner of the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Tom and Jerry cartoon
animated short film
academyAwardsCeremony 19th Academy Awards
animationStudio MGM Cartoon Studio
linked to: MGM Animation
animationType traditional hand-drawn animation
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
awardYear 1947
basedOn music of Franz Liszt
colorProcess Technicolor
copyrightHolder Warner Bros. Discovery (library owner of MGM cartoons)
countryOfOrigin United States
director Joseph Barbera
William Hanna
disputedSimilarityWith Rhapsody Rabbit
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
features Jerry disrupting Tom’s piano performance
Tom as a concert pianist
featuresComposition Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2
featuresInstrument piano
followedBy Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
follows Part Time Pal
franchise Tom and Jerry
genre animated comedy
slapstick comedy
hasAnthropomorphicCharacters yes
hasNoDialogue true
mainCharacter Jerry Mouse
Tom Cat
musicBy Franz Liszt
notableFor piano performance gags
synchronized action with classical music
originalLanguage English
originalMedium theatrical short subject
partOf Golden Age of American animation
producer Fred Quimby
releaseDate 1947-04-26
releaseYear 1947
runtimeMinutes 7
series Tom and Jerry
setting concert hall
shortFilm yes
similarWork Rhapsody Rabbit
studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
targetAudience general audience
title The Cat Concerto
uses classical music soundtrack

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