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]
| Pizzicato Pussycat | |
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| Directed by | I. Freleng |
| Story by | Warren Foster |
| Produced by | Edward Selzer |
| Starring | Mel Blanc Marian Richman Norman Nesbitt |
| Narrated by | Norman Nesbitt |
| Edited by | Treg Brown |
| Music by | Milt Franklyn |
| Animation by | Virgil Ross Manuel Perez |
| Layouts by | Hawley Pratt |
| Backgrounds by | Richard H. Thomas |
| Color process | Color |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Pictures |
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Running time | 7:20 |
| Language | English |
Plot
editMr. 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
edit- "Waltz Op. 64 No. 1 in D flat major" aka "Minute Waltz" by Frédéric Chopin
- "Crazy Rhythm" by Joseph Meyer and Roger Wolfe Kahn
- "Me-ow" by Mel B. Kaufman
- "Home Sweet Home" aka "There's No Place Like Home", by H.R. Bishop
- "Liebestraum No. 3" by Franz Liszt
- "Hungarian Rhapsody No. 14" by Franz Liszt
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 104–106. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.