Pizzicato Pussycat

Pizzicato Pussycat
Directed byI. Freleng
Story byWarren Foster
Produced byEdward Selzer
StarringMel Blanc
Marian Richman
Norman Nesbitt
Narrated byNorman Nesbitt
Edited byTreg Brown
Music byMilt Franklyn
Animation byVirgil Ross
Manuel Perez
Layouts byHawley Pratt
Backgrounds byRichard H. Thomas
Color processColor
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • January 1, 1955 (1955-01-01)
Running time
7:20
LanguageEnglish

Pizzicato Pussycat is a 1955 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short directed by Friz Freleng.[1] The short was released on January 1, 1955.[2]

Plot

Mr. and Mrs. Jones, a suburban couple, are puzzled by mysterious piano music in their home, long after their daughter's toy piano vanished. A mouse strikes a deal with their cat, promising a piano performance in exchange for his life. The cat hides the mouse and toy piano in a real piano, deceiving the Joneses. Media frenzy ensues, with scientists baffled by the cat's musical talent. Contracts are signed for public performances, culminating in a disastrous show at Carnegie Hall. Exposed as a fraud, the cat and mouse revert to their usual antics until they bond over jazz music. The Joneses keep their unconventional pets a secret.

Music

References

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 268. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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