''It's Got Me Again!'' is a 1932 Warner Bros. ''

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directed by Rudolf Ising. The short was released on May 14, 1932. It is one of the first films released under the ''

'' brand and the first nominated for the

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in 1932. The title refers to the song " It's Got Me Again!" (music by

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, lyrics by

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) which plays during the cartoon.

Plot

The cartoon depicts a tribe of cartoon

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-like mice who move and dance through a musical instrument workshop, while the song '' It's Got Me Again!'' plays on a dusty

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. When a hungry cat shows up and tries to eat the mice, most of them escape—but one mouse is trapped. However, he is not eaten, because the other mice attack the cat and save their companion.

Home media

''It's Got Me Again!'' is available as a bonus feature on disc 2 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3.

References

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* 1932 films 1932 animated films 1932 comedy films American black-and-white films Films scored by Frank Marsales Films directed by Rudolf Ising Animated films about mice Merrie Melodies short films Warner Bros. Cartoons animated short films Animated films about cats 1930s Warner Bros. animated short films 1930s English-language films {{MerrieMelodies-stub