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{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon |
{{Infobox Hollywood cartoon |
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|cartoon_name=Blue Cat Blues |
|cartoon_name=Blue Cat Blues |
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| − | |series=[[Tom and Jerry]] |
+ | |series=[[wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]] |
|image=Blue_Cat_Blues_title.JPG |
|image=Blue_Cat_Blues_title.JPG |
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|caption=Title Card |
|caption=Title Card |
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| − | |director=[[William Hanna]]<br>[[Joseph Barbera]] |
+ | |director=[[wikipedia:William Hanna|William Hanna]]<br>[[wikipedia:Joseph Barbera|Joseph Barbera]] |
|story_artist=William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera |
|story_artist=William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera |
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| − | |animator=[[Ed Barge]]<br>[[Irven Spence]]<br>[[Lewis Marshall]]<br>[[Kenneth Muse]] |
+ | |animator=[[wikipedia:Ed Barge|Ed Barge]]<br>[[wikipedia:Irven Spence|Irven Spence]]<br>[[wikipedia:Lewis Marshall|Lewis Marshall]]<br>[[wikipedia:Kenneth Muse|Kenneth Muse]] |
| − | |layout_artist=[[Richard Bickenbach]] |
+ | |layout_artist=[[wikipedia:Richard Bickenbach|Richard Bickenbach]] |
| − | |background_artist=[[Robert Gentle]] |
+ | |background_artist=[[wikipedia:Robert Gentle|Robert Gentle]] |
| − | |voice_actor=[[Paul Frees]] (Uncredited) |
+ | |voice_actor=[[wikipedia:Paul Frees|Paul Frees]] (Uncredited) |
| − | |musician=[[Scott Bradley]] |
+ | |musician=[[wikipedia:Scott Bradley|Scott Bradley]] |
|producer=William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera |
|producer=William Hanna<br>Joseph Barbera |
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| − | |distributor= |
+ | |distributor=Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
|release_date={{flagicon|US}}November 16, 1956 |
|release_date={{flagicon|US}}November 16, 1956 |
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| − | |color_process= |
+ | |color_process=Technicolor<br>CinemaScope |
|runtime=6:50 |
|runtime=6:50 |
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| − | |preceded_by=[[Down Beat Bear]] |
+ | |preceded_by=[[wikipedia:Down Beat Bear|Down Beat Bear]] |
| − | |followed_by=[[Barbecue Brawl]] |
+ | |followed_by=[[wikipedia:Barbecue Brawl|Barbecue Brawl]] |
| − | |movie_language=[[English language|English]] |
+ | |movie_language=[[wikipedia:English language|English]] |
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| − | '''''Blue Cat Blues''''' is a [[1956 in film|1956]] one |
+ | '''''Blue Cat Blues''''' is a [[wikipedia:1956 in film|1956]] one Reel [[wikipedia:animated cartoon|animated]] ''[[wikipedia:Tom and Jerry|Tom and Jerry]]'' [[wikipedia:cartoon subject|cartoon]] directed and produced by [[wikipedia:William Hanna|William Hanna]] and [[wikipedia:Joseph Barbera|Joseph Barbera]] with music by Scott Bradley. Released on November 16, 1956 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the cartoon was animated by Ed Barge, Irven Spence, Lewis Marshall and Kenneth Muse, with layouts by Richard Bickenbach and backgrounds by Robert Gentle. |
| − | Unusual for a ''Tom and Jerry'' short, Jerry "speaks", narrating the story in voiceover via [[Paul Frees]]. Since Jerry narrates through inner monologue, the short does not break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom or Jerry physically speaking on screen. Also, unusually for a Tom and Jerry cartoon, while all the others have comical storylines, this one has a tragic one. Because of this—and the implied suicide at the end—this cartoon has rarely been seen on American TV, although it has aired once on TNT in the early 1990s and made its rounds on local affiliate channels. However, the short aired for only once on [[Cartoon Network Southeast Asia]] in November 2010. As of March 2014, very few airings are known but it has been shown briefly on Cartoon Network in the USA. |
+ | Unusual for a ''Tom and Jerry'' short, Jerry "speaks", narrating the story in voiceover via [[wikipedia:Paul Frees|Paul Frees]]. Since Jerry narrates through inner monologue, the short does not break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom or Jerry physically speaking on screen. Also, unusually for a Tom and Jerry cartoon, while all the others have comical storylines, this one has a tragic one. Because of this—and the implied suicide at the end—this cartoon has rarely been seen on American TV, although it has aired once on TNT in the early 1990s and made its rounds on local affiliate channels. However, the short aired for only once on [[wikipedia:Cartoon Network Southeast Asia|Cartoon Network Southeast Asia]] in November 2010. As of March 2014, very few airings are known but it has been shown briefly on Cartoon Network in the USA. |
==Plot== |
==Plot== |
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| − | [[Image:BlueCatBlues1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A depressed Tom on the railroad tracks awaiting the train which draws near to run him over.]]A depressed Tom is sitting on the railroad tracks, bent on [[suicide]]. Watching from a bridge crossing the tracks from above, Jerry laments his old friend's state. He knows that as soon as he gets home, his own friends would ask Jerry why he didn't try and stop Tom. He would have to tell them that he believes that "it's better this way, and for the first time since he met her, he will be happy". |
+ | [[wikipedia:Image:BlueCatBlues1.jpg|thumb|250px|left|A depressed Tom on the railroad tracks awaiting the train which draws near to run him over.]]A depressed Tom is sitting on the railroad tracks, bent on [[wikipedia:suicide|suicide]]. Watching from a bridge crossing the tracks from above, Jerry laments his old friend's state. He knows that as soon as he gets home, his own friends would ask Jerry why he didn't try and stop Tom. He would have to tell them that he believes that "it's better this way, and for the first time since he met her, he will be happy". |
| − | Jerry relates the events leading up to Tom's depression: Tom and Jerry had been inseparable best friends, until a beautiful white female cat catches Tom's eye. The female feline initially reciprocates Tom's feelings, but things took a turn for the worse. Jerry mentioned that Tom had gotten a rival, the much wealthier [[List of Tom and Jerry characters#Butch|Butch]] for the female cat's affections. Butch is suddenly smitten by her as well, rudely interrupting her date with Tom to make his move. The female cat shows herself to be an opportunist, which Jerry had suspected. Attracted by Butch's wealth, she immediately leaves Tom for him. |
+ | Jerry relates the events leading up to Tom's depression: Tom and Jerry had been inseparable best friends, until a beautiful white female cat catches Tom's eye. The female feline initially reciprocates Tom's feelings, but things took a turn for the worse. Jerry mentioned that Tom had gotten a rival, the much wealthier [[wikipedia:List of Tom and Jerry characters#Butch|Butch]] for the female cat's affections. Butch is suddenly smitten by her as well, rudely interrupting her date with Tom to make his move. The female cat shows herself to be an opportunist, which Jerry had suspected. Attracted by Butch's wealth, she immediately leaves Tom for him. |
Jerry reveals that after he had seen the female cat for who she is and realizing that she had made a fool out of Tom, he tried to stop him. He tried to warn Tom in vain to give up and let Butch have her, believing she is not worth his grief. Tom ignores Jerry's warning and pushes himself and his finances to the limit trying to win the female cat's attention with presents such as flowers, perfume, diamond rings, and a car, but the cat rejects all of his efforts, as Butch's presents are much bigger, more expensive, and much more outrageously extravagant (including a tanker truck full of perfume, a ring with a diamond so large and shiny that it cannot be looked at without eye protection, and getting into Butch's more luxurious coupe). |
Jerry reveals that after he had seen the female cat for who she is and realizing that she had made a fool out of Tom, he tried to stop him. He tried to warn Tom in vain to give up and let Butch have her, believing she is not worth his grief. Tom ignores Jerry's warning and pushes himself and his finances to the limit trying to win the female cat's attention with presents such as flowers, perfume, diamond rings, and a car, but the cat rejects all of his efforts, as Butch's presents are much bigger, more expensive, and much more outrageously extravagant (including a tanker truck full of perfume, a ring with a diamond so large and shiny that it cannot be looked at without eye protection, and getting into Butch's more luxurious coupe). |
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*Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 3 |
*Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 3 |
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| − | *[[Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection]] Vol. 1, Disc Two |
+ | *[[wikipedia:Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection|Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection]] Vol. 1, Disc Two |
{{Reflist}} |
{{Reflist}} |
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{{The Hanna and barbera Tom and Jerry Shorts}} |
{{The Hanna and barbera Tom and Jerry Shorts}} |
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| − | [[Category:1956 animated films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:1956 animated films|Category:1956 animated films]] |
| − | [[Category:Tom and Jerry short films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:Tom and Jerry short films|Category:Tom and Jerry short films]] |
| − | [[Category:Films about suicide]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:Films about suicide|Category:Films about suicide]] |
| − | [[Category:American comedy-drama films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:American comedy-drama films|Category:American comedy-drama films]] |
| − | [[Category:American black comedy films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:American black comedy films|Category:American black comedy films]] |
| − | [[Category:Tragedies (dramas)]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:Tragedies (dramas)|Category:Tragedies]] |
| − | [[Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera|Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera]] |
| − | [[Category:Films directed by William Hanna]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:Films directed by William Hanna|Category:Films directed by William Hanna]] |
| − | [[Category:1950s American animated films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:1950s American animated films|Category:1950s American animated films]] |
| − | [[Category:1950s drama films]] |
+ | [[wikipedia:Category:1950s drama films|Category:1950s drama films]] |
Latest revision as of 02:30, 27 January 2017
| Blue Cat Blues | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom and Jerry series | |||
Title Card | |||
| Directed by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera | ||
| Produced by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera | ||
| Story by |
William Hanna Joseph Barbera | ||
| Voices by | Paul Frees (Uncredited) | ||
| Music by | Scott Bradley | ||
| Animation by |
Ed Barge Irven Spence Lewis Marshall Kenneth Muse | ||
| Layouts by | Richard Bickenbach | ||
| Backgrounds by | Robert Gentle | ||
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer | ||
| Release date(s) |
 November 16, 1956 | ||
| Color process |
Technicolor CinemaScope | ||
| Running time | 6:50 | ||
| Language | English | ||
| Preceded by | Down Beat Bear | ||
| Followed by | Barbecue Brawl | ||
Blue Cat Blues is a 1956 one Reel animated Tom and Jerry cartoon directed and produced by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera with music by Scott Bradley. Released on November 16, 1956 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the cartoon was animated by Ed Barge, Irven Spence, Lewis Marshall and Kenneth Muse, with layouts by Richard Bickenbach and backgrounds by Robert Gentle.
Unusual for a Tom and Jerry short, Jerry "speaks", narrating the story in voiceover via Paul Frees. Since Jerry narrates through inner monologue, the short does not break the "cardinal rule" of not having Tom or Jerry physically speaking on screen. Also, unusually for a Tom and Jerry cartoon, while all the others have comical storylines, this one has a tragic one. Because of this—and the implied suicide at the end—this cartoon has rarely been seen on American TV, although it has aired once on TNT in the early 1990s and made its rounds on local affiliate channels. However, the short aired for only once on Cartoon Network Southeast Asia in November 2010. As of March 2014, very few airings are known but it has been shown briefly on Cartoon Network in the USA.
Plot
thumb|250px|left|A depressed Tom on the railroad tracks awaiting the train which draws near to run him over.A depressed Tom is sitting on the railroad tracks, bent on suicide. Watching from a bridge crossing the tracks from above, Jerry laments his old friend's state. He knows that as soon as he gets home, his own friends would ask Jerry why he didn't try and stop Tom. He would have to tell them that he believes that "it's better this way, and for the first time since he met her, he will be happy".
Jerry relates the events leading up to Tom's depression: Tom and Jerry had been inseparable best friends, until a beautiful white female cat catches Tom's eye. The female feline initially reciprocates Tom's feelings, but things took a turn for the worse. Jerry mentioned that Tom had gotten a rival, the much wealthier Butch for the female cat's affections. Butch is suddenly smitten by her as well, rudely interrupting her date with Tom to make his move. The female cat shows herself to be an opportunist, which Jerry had suspected. Attracted by Butch's wealth, she immediately leaves Tom for him.
Jerry reveals that after he had seen the female cat for who she is and realizing that she had made a fool out of Tom, he tried to stop him. He tried to warn Tom in vain to give up and let Butch have her, believing she is not worth his grief. Tom ignores Jerry's warning and pushes himself and his finances to the limit trying to win the female cat's attention with presents such as flowers, perfume, diamond rings, and a car, but the cat rejects all of his efforts, as Butch's presents are much bigger, more expensive, and much more outrageously extravagant (including a tanker truck full of perfume, a ring with a diamond so large and shiny that it cannot be looked at without eye protection, and getting into Butch's more luxurious coupe).
Now broken-hearted, penniless, and deep in debt, Tom tries to drown his sorrows in milk, deaf to Jerry's pleas to stop. Tom is about to literally let himself go down the gutter until Jerry, at the last second, rescues him. Just when Tom's life could not get any worse, he sees that his ex-girlfriend is now Butch's wife; the pair drive past him in a car laden with luggage, with a "Just Married" sign on the back.
Jerry breaks from the sad story to think about his own girlfriend, "Toots", happy that, unlike how Tom's ex-girlfriend was to him, she has been faithful to Jerry. Suddenly, Jerry's idyllic world is shattered when Toots rides by with another mouse, a "Just Married" sign on the back of their car. The now-dejected Jerry then joins Tom on the railroad tracks. They wait for an oncoming train which draws near. The sound of the whistle of the oncoming train turns louder as the cartoon comes to a close. Their fates are left unknown.
Availability
DVD
- Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 3
- Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 1, Disc Two
External links
- Blue Cat Blues at the Big Cartoon DataBase
- Blue Cat Blues at Internet Movie Database
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Category:1956 animated films Category:Tom and Jerry short films Category:Films about suicide Category:American comedy-drama films Category:American black comedy films Category:Tragedies Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera Category:Films directed by William Hanna Category:1950s American animated films Category:1950s drama films