Solid Serenade

Solid Serenade is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 26th Tom and Jerry cartoon released. It was produced in Technicolor, released to theaters on August 31, 1946 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer, and re-released for reissue on April 3, 1954. Directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Produced by Fred Quimby. Dialogue [first lines] Tom: ♪ I got a gal who's always late ♪ ♪ Anytime we have a date. ♪ ♪ But I love her. ♪ ♪ I'm gonna ask her ♪ ♪ Is you is or is you ain't my baby? ♪ ♪ The way you acting lately makes me down. ♪ ♪ You is still my baby, baby. ♪ ♪ Seems my flame in your heart's done gone out. ♪ ♪ A woman is a creature that's always been strange. ♪ ♪ Just when you're sure of one ♪ ♪ You find she's gone and made a change. ♪ ♪ Is you is or is you ain't my baby? ♪ ♪ Maybe baby's found somebody new. ♪ ♪ Or is my baby still my baby true? ♪ Tom: [whistles] Come on, boy. Go get it. Come on. [throws a plank of wood. Spike chases it away] [last lines] Tom: [speaking like French actor, Charles Boyer] Ah, I love you! Ah, you set my soul on fire. It is not just a little spark. It is a flame, a big, roaring flame! Ah, I can feel it now. [Tom then realizes he is holding Spike, not his cat girlfriend] Voice cast Billy Bletcher as Tom and Spike (uncredited) William Hanna as Tom's screams and Jerry (uncredited) Ira "Buck" Woods as Tom's singing voice (uncredited) External links Category:1946 American animated films Category:1946 English-language films Category:American animated short films Category:Traditionally animated short films Category:Children's animated comedy short films Category:Children's animated musical short films Category:Musical comedy films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:Tom and Jerry shorts Category:Films directed by William Hanna Category:Films directed by Joseph Barbera