(MGM Studios, 1955) Original background layout production drawing for the Tom and Jerry cartoon Smarty Cat, featuring Tom peering over a brick wall; an animator's note penciled in the right margin reads: "Bkgrd: Match this wall to one used in 'Solid Serenade' picture, Sc. 2," referring to a scene from a 1946 Tom and Jerry cartoon that was incorporated into Smarty Cat. Accomplished in graphite and colored pencil on untrimmed 12.5 x 10.5 animation paper. Character image measures 3 x 3.25, with the frame measuring 9.25 x 6.75. In fine condition.
