by Linda Kay

Directed by: Seymour Kneitel, Orestes Calpini

Synopsis: One of the Famous Studios Noveltoon animated shorts where the movie-going audience is encouraged to follow the bouncing ball and sing along to the tune Old MacDonald Had a Farm.

Cartoon Cat: The short begins with Farmer MacDonald walking out to the barn in the morning and arousing the animals who immediately begin playing music on various instruments. A mouse belts out Three Blind Mice on a trombone while a cat accompanies him on violin. The cat is drooling as he eyes the mouse.

The cat uses his bow to lift the mouse and pull the rodent into his mouth.

But his plan is foiled when the mouse uses his trombone to prop the cat’s mouth open.

The mouse then ties the cat’s whiskers to one of his lower whiskers and plays them like a harp.

Final Mewsings: Needless to say the cat was unable to join in the sing-a-long.

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