The Night Before Christmas

Name: The Night Before Christmas
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family
Released: 1941-12-06
Duration: 9 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Frank Graham

The Night Before Christmas (1941)

Timing: 0:9 (9 min)

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Movie poster "The Night Before Christmas"

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Release date

1941-12-06

Country

United States

Production

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Rudolf Ising Productions, MGM Cartoon Studio

Genre

Animation, Comedy, Family

Budget

Revenue

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Director

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna, Rudolf Ising

Actors

Frank Graham
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Scenario

Producer

Rudolf Ising, Fred Quimby

Operator

Composer

Scott Bradley

Artist

Kenneth Muse, Irven Spence, Michael Lah

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Editing

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Short description

It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.

What's left behind the scenes

This episode leads in viewership (8.6 million viewers).
In this episode, Tom showed compassion for the first time.
This is the first episode that doesn't feature the stereotypical 'Mom in Slippers' character.
The episode premiered the day before the attack on Pearl Harbor.
The episode premiered on the day the Red Army launched its counteroffensive near Moscow.