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 |
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]
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.