The Cat's Out

The Cat's Out is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1931.[1] The Cat's Out was a working title that survives on an existing vault print; the short was originally copyrighted and released as The Cat's Nightmare.[1]

The Cat's Out
Directed byWilfred Jackson
Produced byWalt Disney
Animation byCharles Byrne
David Hand
Harry Reeves
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
July 28, 1931
Running time
7 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The family cat is let out for the night and encounters much hardship. He catches a bird singing atop the weathervane of the roof, but it flies off, pulling the cat and weathervane from the roof and knocking the cat out. The cat then has a vision of giant birds bullying him and from then on everything seems to come to life and torment him, including giant spiders and trees.

Reception

Motion Picture Herald (October 3, 1931): "A clever piece of cartoon work, typical Silly Symphony number. The theme is as the title suggests, and animators have taken full advantage of its laugh-making possibilities."[2]

Variety (October 27, 1931): "One of Walt Disney's Silly Symphony series and a beaut. Score is good and penmanship snappy, plus having some new ideas. Couple of good laughs help."[3]

Music

Some of the music includes the popular song "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow", and a portion of the Civil War era song "Listen to the Mockingbird".

Home media

The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set More Silly Symphonies.[1]

References
  1. Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 94–95. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
  2. "Shorts". Motion Picture Herald: 34. October 3, 1931. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. "Talking Shorts". Variety: 19. October 27, 1931. Retrieved February 23, 2020.


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