Glucedee
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Arianna Moses
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
Philippa
All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.
OllieSuave-007
This is a weird one from Disney, a Silly Symphony about a black cat who encounters some very strange stuff, from running into a bird that changes in size to a walking scarecrow to oversized spiders. The poor cat been through a lot everything in this Halloween-theme scary. And, scary that it is more on the weird side, definitely one that might scare the kids away. Grade C+
Robert Reynolds
This is an early short in the Silly Symphonies series produced by Disney. There will be spoilers ahead:This is an atmospheric short with something of a plot, which wasn't typical for the early Silly Symphonies. The cat is put out (along with the milk bottle) and the short starts out slowly, in a most conventional manner, with the cat meowing on a fence and shoes being thrown.But the short turns on a dime when the cat stalks a bird on a weather vane, falls, hits the ground and nine cat ghosts begin to float skyward. The cat manages to wrestle the ninth soul back. That's when things go *BANG*! The cat is accosted by the bird, grown much larger, which then multiplies.Things simply get stranger from here, with scarecrows, bats, spiders and dead trees all in a competition to see which can make the cat's night the most disturbing. Finally, with dawn, things settle down, the cat wakes up and all ends mostly well. The end is very good.This short is available on the Disney Treasures More Silly Symphonies DVD set and both the short and the set are worth getting. Recommended.
Julia Arsenault (ja_kitty_71)
Here is a "Silly Symphony" that I thought has an eerie appeal for a Halloween cartoon. Well this short is not as eeire as in The Skeleton Dance, but still great to watch on Halloween; it's also another favorite black-&-white Silly Symphony cartoon.Also known as "The Cat's Nightmare," this short is about a cat, who was put out for the night, was trying to catch a bird that was on top of a barn, but falls of the barn in the attempt. Unconscious from the fall, he has a nightmare that the bird has grown and begin to extract its revenge, along with creepy things too. I don't have any particular scene I like, because I love this cartoon from beginning to end.And for you cat-lovers like me, as you watch this cartoon you feel sorry for the cat until the ending that is. And one thing I didn't get is why they would put "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow" as a title theme huh?
Squonk
The Cat's Out is an interesting black and white Silly Symphony which could be seen as somewhat of a follow-up to 1929's The Skeleton Dance. The story deals with a cat who after being struck on the head begins hallucinating all sorts of creepy things. Giant crows, oversized spiders, and dancing scarecrows are among the things encountered. Though not as original as The Skeleton Dance, The Cat's Out still offers some wonderful and innovative visuals. One sequence involving some nasty trees no doubt was an influence on the 1932 Silly Symphony Flowers and Trees. All in all this a wonderful piece of early animation.
