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Tom attempts to catch Jerry by playing music he dances to.Tom attempts to catch Jerry by playing music he dances to.Tom attempts to catch Jerry by playing music he dances to.
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- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
Hans Conried
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Did you know
- TriviaCo-directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera won seven Best Short of the Year Oscars. In order: The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943), Mouse Trouble (1944), Quiet Please! (1945), The Cat Concerto (1947), The Little Orphan (1948), The Two Mouseketeers (1952), and Johann Mouse (1953).
- GoofsIn the beginning, as the view pans in to show 'Johann' (Jerry), the curtain pulls that he eventually dances with are around a corner. After the cut to a close-up, the pulls are very near his hole, and not around a corner.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Nostalgia Critic: Did Tom and Jerry Kill Themselves? (2015)
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Beautiful Artwork & Charm Highlight This Award-Winner
Spectacular artwork takes center stage instead of the normal humor in this Oscar-winning Tom and Jerry animated short. Also unusual is that these two adversaries actually work together for half or more of this story. Not only is this one of the prettiest cartoons I've ever seen, it's a pleasing story.
This is a "take," so to speak on famous composer Joan Strauss and his waltzes. Jerry plays a little mouse who lives in the home of Strauss. When the master is at the piano, playing one of his waltzes, Jerry comes out and dances. When that happens, house cat Tom seizes upon the opportunity and chases him.
When Strauss leaves one day, Tom has a predicament: how to get the mouse out of his hiding place. Tom quickly studies how to play the piano. He is the fastest learner in history, apparently, as he becomes a virtuoso in no time! Soon, he's playing away and here comes Jerry. The house servants hear and see a fantastically-talented cat playing and a mouse dancing beautifully and they spread the word about this amazing pair. The next thing you know, the two are giving a performance at the palace! (All of this happens in one day? Apparently.)
The rest of the cartoon is the command performance the two give, before returning to their normal cat-and-mouse chasing ways!
This is a "take," so to speak on famous composer Joan Strauss and his waltzes. Jerry plays a little mouse who lives in the home of Strauss. When the master is at the piano, playing one of his waltzes, Jerry comes out and dances. When that happens, house cat Tom seizes upon the opportunity and chases him.
When Strauss leaves one day, Tom has a predicament: how to get the mouse out of his hiding place. Tom quickly studies how to play the piano. He is the fastest learner in history, apparently, as he becomes a virtuoso in no time! Soon, he's playing away and here comes Jerry. The house servants hear and see a fantastically-talented cat playing and a mouse dancing beautifully and they spread the word about this amazing pair. The next thing you know, the two are giving a performance at the palace! (All of this happens in one day? Apparently.)
The rest of the cartoon is the command performance the two give, before returning to their normal cat-and-mouse chasing ways!
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- Jan 24, 2007
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- Runtime8 minutes
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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