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The Night Before Christmas

  • 1941
  • Passed
  • 9m
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7.9/10
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The Night Before Christmas (1941)
AnimationShortComedy

Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.Well, a mouse *is* stirring... And he's having fun playing with the toys, until he mistakes Tom for a stuffed toy and wakes him up.

  • Directors
    • Joseph Barbera
    • William Hanna
    • Rudolf Ising
  • Writers
    • Gus Arriola
    • Joseph Barbera
  • Stars
    • Hob Nati
    • Jack Sabel
    • The Boswell Sisters
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    2.2K
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    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
      • Rudolf Ising
    • Writers
      • Gus Arriola
      • Joseph Barbera
    • Stars
      • Hob Nati
      • Jack Sabel
      • The Boswell Sisters
    • 24User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Hob Nati
    • Tom Speaking
    • (voice)
    Jack Sabel
    • Jerry (speaking)
    • (voice)
    The Boswell Sisters
    The Boswell Sisters
    • Vocalists
    • (uncredited)
    Connee Boswell
    Connee Boswell
    • Vocalist
    • (uncredited)
    Martha Boswell
    Martha Boswell
    • Vocalist
    • (uncredited)
    Vet Boswell
    Vet Boswell
    • Vocalist
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Compton
    • Lead Debutante Vocalist
    • (uncredited)
    The Debutantes
    • Vocalists
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Graham
    • Narrator
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Beatrice Hagen
    Beatrice Hagen
    • Vocalist
    • (uncredited)
    William Hanna
    William Hanna
    • Tom
    • (uncredited)
    The King's Men
    • Vocalists
    • (uncredited)
    Harry Lang
    • Tom
    • (uncredited)
    • Directors
      • Joseph Barbera
      • William Hanna
      • Rudolf Ising(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Gus Arriola(uncredited)
      • Joseph Barbera(uncredited)
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    • Trivia
      The last pre-war Tom and Jerry short.
    • Connections
      Edited into Tom and Jerry Christmas Special (1987)
    • Soundtracks
      Deck the Halls
      Traditional tune, lyrics by Thomas Oliphant (uncredited)

      Chorus: The Debutantes and The King's Men (all uncredited)

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    The Night Before Christmas (1941)

    *** 1/2 (out of 4)

    One of the best of the early Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts. It's Christmas night and Jerry is under the tree play with the various gifts left by Santa. Soon he starts jumping on Tom thinking he's a gift and soon the two are back to their fighting ways. The third short in the series has all the classic chases that you'd expect from the series but it also has a bit more heart since this was released around the holidays. The animation is really what stands out here and especially how colorful it was. The scene under the tree are especially beautiful looking and we also get some nice laughs once the fighting starts. The ending is quite nice as the two make up and play nice for once.
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    • Dec 27, 2015

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 1941 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Not Even a Mouse
    • Production company
      • Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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