Cartoons with music have always been a big hit back in the day, be it in terms of Warner Bros', Disney or Hanna Barbera in this one here. These 7 minutes are possibly the most famous Tom&Jerry cartoon. Fittingly, it also won the Academy Award that year. However, I must say, I was a bit underwhelmed with this one. Tom sure looked handsome, the piano was nicely animated and the music was pretty good, but in terms of the story and comedic scenes I hoped for more. Jerry just wants to sleep early on, then swing to Tom's play, but Tom quickly gets annoyed by the presence of the little mouse and gives it his all to chase him away. He has more moments when it looks like he may succeed than in many other T&J cartoons, but in the end, there can, of course, only be one winner. Not a winner for me though. I have seen many superior short films including the world's most famous cat-and-mouse duo. Not recommended.
Review of The Cat Concerto
