With the rise of TV threatening moviegoing back in the 1950s, wider screens became Hollywood’s way to combat that competition. M-G-M went all in and placed their bets on the new CinemaScope process. In addition to their feature films, the studio emboldened their cartoon unit run by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera – and their Oscar winning series of Tom and Jerry shorts. The new visual approach to the famous team’s animated adventures was artistically refreshing – and won sweeping popular success with audiences.

This new blu-ray set from Warner Archive Collection, going on sale February 11th 2025, includes all 23 of these wide-screen wonders – collected together for the first time as originally seen in theatres. Also included are Hanna & Barbera’s two stand-alone Spike & Tyke cartoons – and their Oscar-nominated Good Will To Men. Animated, Anamorphic, and Amazing! In other words: the ultimate chase – continues!

TOM AND JERRY: The Complete CinemaScope Collection (1954-1958)
COLOR
RUNNING TIME: 175 Minutes
ASPECT RATIO: 16×9 2.35:1 Letterbox
AUDIO SPECS: DTS HD MA 2.0 Mono and 2.0 Stereo
SUBTITLES: ENGLISH SDH
Not Rated

The Collection contains:
1. PETE PEEVE (1954)
2. TOUCHÈ PUSSYCAT (1954)
3. SOUTHBOUND DUCKLING (1955)
4. PUP ON A PICNIC (1955)
5. TOM AND CHERIE (1955)
6. THAT’S MY MOMMY (1955)
7. THE FLYING SORCERESS (1956)
8. THE EGG AND JERRY (1956)
9. BUSY BUDDIES (1956)
10. MUSCLE BEACH TOM (1956)
11. DOWN BEAT BEAR (1956)
12. BLUE CAT BLUES (1956)
13. BARBECUE BRAWL (1956)
14. TOPS WITH POPS (1957)
15. TIMID TABBY (1957)
16. FEEDIN’ THE KIDDIE (1957)
17. MUCHO MOUSE (1957)
18. TOM’S PHOTO FINISH (1957)
19. HAPPY GO DUCKY (1958)
20. ROYAL CAT NAP (1958)
21. THE VANISHING DUCK (1958)
22. ROBIN HOODWINKED (1958)
23. TOT WATCHERS (1958)

PLUS THESE BONUS CARTOONS in Scope:
24. GOOD WILL TO MEN (1955)
25. GIVE & TYKE (1957)
26. SCAT CATS (1957)

Here is a sample (just the opening titles) of a CinemaScope Tom & Jerry cartoon:

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