The Cat's Out


The Cat's Out is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released in 1931.
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.

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 : "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."
Variety : "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."

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 .