The Vanishing Duck
The Vanishing Duck
| 02 May 1958 (USA)
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George gives Joan a baby duck for her birthday. While they are out celebrating, Tom goes after the duck, but his plans are thwarted when it (and, later, Jerry) finds a jar of vanishing cream and uses it to get even.

Reviews
StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.
Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.
Myron Clemons A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
Billie Morin This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows
BA_Harrison George buys Joan a pet for her birthday: irritating duckling Quackers (what a crap present). When the couple go out for the evening, Tom sneaks into the house to try and eat the feathered fellow, but Quackers discovers a way to evade Tom.In 1947, Jerry used invisible ink to disappear and cause havoc for Tom; in this 1958 cartoon, Jerry and his pal Quackers use vanishing cream to pull the same trick. Not only is the basic idea uninspired, but so are the gags, making this one little more than a passable caper.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "The Vanishing Duck" is a cartoon starring Tom & Jerry from the later days of the duo and the two are joined by a little cute duckling here. He (and Jerry) use vanishing cream in order to pull pranks on Tom. But as an exception to the rule, Tom has the last laugh this time. The film runs for slightly under 7 minutes as they usually do and is from almost 60 years ago already. The duck was sometimes difficult to understand, but cuteness prevails and that's why he appeared on several occasions in these cartoons, always voiced by Red Coffey. The voice acting here is clearly inspired by the Disney ducks. I thought this was an okay film, not the best or worst I have seen from the famous cat&mouse duo. Overall I give this one a thumbs-up. Worth checking out for cartoon lovers. Good morning, good morning. Good morning to you.
tavm This was one of the later Tom & Jerry cartoons made by their creators, William Hanna & Joseph Barbera, before the M-G-M cartoon studio temporary closed and Hanna-Barbera formed their own production company. A little duckling, Little Quacker, is the gift of a hubby to his spouse. As they leave on the town, the cat starts chasing after him. Jerry gets in on the fun when he and the duck see some vanishing cream...This was quite a funny cartoon for the late period even though by this time the animation wasn't as creative. So on that note, The Vanishing Duck is worth a look. P.S. The wife's voice was done by the immensely talented June Foray and the hubby's was that of George O'Hanlon who doesn't sound any different from his later George Jetson he did for that team I mentioned. I always thought the duck's voice was the same as the one for Donald at Disney but he's not Clarence Nash but Red Coffey.
TheLittleSongbird The Vanishing Duck is not a masterpiece, nor was I was expecting it to be. The animation quality is not as good as before, Tom and Jerry have been drawn much better, the backgrounds are not as smooth and there were some I feel overly-bright colours. The story has a very similar scenario to The Invisible Mouse, though not as inspired or funny. However there is much to like as is mostly the case with Tom and Jerry(I say mostly because after 1958 the output wasn't a patch on their earlier cartoons). The music is very catchy and zesty with some beautiful and dynamic orchestration. The gags are fun and clever, and delivered in a brisk fashion. Tom and Jerry are likable, Tom being the butt of the violence but becoming more vengeful later and Jerry as cute and cunning as ever. Little Quacker is very endearing. All in all, not masterpiece Tom and Jerry but entertaining Tom and Jerry all the same, which is still fine for me. 8/10 Bethany Cox