Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl

Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
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Production company	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date	September 16, 1950
Producer(s)	Fred Quimby
Music composed by	Scott Bradley
Story by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Animation	Kenneth Muse Irven Spence Ray Patterson Ed Barge
Director(s)	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
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Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl, also known simply as The Hollywood Bowl, is the fifty-second animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on September 16, 1950. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

During Tom's performance at the Hollywood Bowl, he and Jerry battle their wits in tune to a Strauss piece.

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles
        • Hollywood Bowl

Production

Filming

The short was copyrighted in 1950 (MCML).

Music

The score was composed by Scott Bradley. It is largely based on Johann Strauss II's overture of his 1874 operetta Die Fledermaus, while the intro and outro use Franz Liszt's 1854 symphonic poem, Les préludes.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: September 16, 1950

Behind the scenes

• The MPAA certificate number is 142919.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection on DVD.
  • May 27, 2025: Warner Archive Collection releases Mystery Street on Blu-ray Disc.