Quiet Please! (1945)

The bulldog wants to take a nap. Tom wants to chase Jerry around the house. Naps and noise don't mix, and so the bulldog threatens Tom to keep quiet or else.

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Writers:

William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Stars:

Billy Bletcher, William Hanna

Won 1 Oscar.

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Billy Bletcher	...	Spike (voice) (uncredited)
William Hanna	...	Tom (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

The family dog warns Tom not to make any noise so he can take a nap. Jerry hears this and immediately devises plans to ensure that the dog's nap will be interrupted (breaking plates, playing musical instruments, etc.). One of the few cartoons in the Tom and Jerry series in which one of the main characters speaks.

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Plot Keywords:

nap | bulldog | noise | dog | tattoo of anchor | 

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Genres:

Animation | Family | Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 December 1945 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Followed by Buddies... Thicker Than Water (1962)

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Soundtracks

"I'm Sorry I Made You Cry"
Music by N.J. Clesi

User Reviews

"You're a dope, you're a lug, and I hope you don't wake up."

"If I hear one more sound, I'm going to skin you alive!"

That's all Jerry needs to hear after eavesdropping on Butch's threat to Tom. Poor Butch had been trying to take a nap and been constantly interrupted by Tom making a racket chasing Jerry around the house.

The lengths Tom goes to keep things quiet, and the things Jerry does to produce noise so that the big bulldog will wake up and beat the tar out of the cat are all very funny. There are some excellent sight gags connected with the above, many defying the law of physics!

This cartoon also featured the first time I've ever heard Tom sing a lullaby to Spike, and that was funny, too. "Go to sleep, go to sleep, close your big, bloodshot eyes," is just one of the verses he sings. "You're a dope, you're a lug, and I hope you don't wake up."

My favorite "bit" was Tom's drum solo on the out-cold dog.

This cartoon, by the way, won an Oscar. I have no arguments with that.