The Night Before Christmas
Dec 06 1941
•0h 9m
•Animation, Comedy, Family
It's snowy and cold outside, and warm inside where Jerry squeezes past a mousetrap to cavort under a present-laden Christmas tree. Mistaking the sleeping Tom for a plush toy, Jerry wakes him and a mad chase ensues.
Cast
See allFrank Graham
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
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