. . . who had recently edged out television hacks Joe and Bill for control of their Tom & Jerry theatrical franchise, the erstwhile Warner stalwarts pull off the sort of musical triumph that the more or less tone deaf Groaning Fat Cat klutzes never could do--UNLESS they had stolen the negative for a Warner masterpiece such as RHAPSODY RABBIT, assigned their doodlers to dash off a cheap imitation, and then rigged the voting system to imply that Warner had the idea second! During THE CAT ABOVE AND THE MOUSE BELOW, Mel B-l-a-n-c, billed under a simian pseudonym, seldom was in better voice. Mel's pipes were no surprise, of course, to viewers familiar with his Tours d-e Force in those unforgettable Bugs Bunny/Elmer F-u-d-d Warner films, WHAT'S OPERA, DOC?--as well as RABBIT OF SEVILLE, the latter written and directed by the same guys pulling off THE CAT ABOVE AND THE MOUSE BELOW.
Review of The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
