Mouse Trouble (1944)
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- Approved
- 7min
- Animation, Short
- 23 Nov 1944 (USA)
- Short
Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.
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Award:
- Won 1 Oscar.
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Cast
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| Sara Berner | ... |
Female Mouse Toy (uncredited)
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| William Hanna | ... |
Tom / Jerry (uncredited) (voice)
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Harry Lang | ... |
Tom (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Joseph Barbera | ||
| William Hanna | ||
Written by
| William Hanna | ... | (written by) and |
| Joseph Barbera | ... | (written by) |
| Cal Howard | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| William Hanna | ... | co-producer (uncredited) |
| Fred Quimby | ... | producer |
Music by
| Scott Bradley | ||
Production Management
| Carman Maxwell | ... | production manager (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Fred MacAlpin | ... | sound effects editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Bob Bemiller | ... | effects animator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Pete Burness | ... | animator |
| Kenneth Muse | ... | animator (as Ken Muse) |
| Ray Patterson | ... | animator |
| Irven Spence | ... | animator |
| Harvey Eisenberg | ... | character designer (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
| Al Grandmain | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Barney Posner | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Ernest Smythe | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Scott Bradley | ... | musical director |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
Distributors
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1944) (United States) (theatrical) (controlled by Loew's Incorporated)
- Regal Films (1944) (Canada) (theatrical) (as Regal Films, Ltd.)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1945) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (1945) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1951) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Audio Visual Enterprises (1985) (Greece) (VHS)
- Warner Home Video (2007) (United States) (DVD) (included on the "Bathing Beauty" dvd)
- Warner Home Video (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2020) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Onko (Japan) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Tom is excited when the postman brings a package; it's the Random Mouse book "How to Catch a Mouse." Tom tries each chapter in succession: locating the mouse, the basic trap, the snare, being scientific, and preying on the mouse's curiosity. At each turn, Jerry uses the chapter's information better than Tom, so Tom turns to brute force: a mallet, a bear trap, a double-barreled shotgun, and a mountain of explosives. By the end, will the cat or the mouse have earned his eternal heavenly reward?
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Co-directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera won seven Best Short of the Year Oscars. In order: The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943), Mouse Trouble (1944), Quiet Please! (1945), The Cat Concerto (1947), The Little Orphan (1948), The Two Mouseketeers (1952), and Johann Mouse (1953). See more » |
| Goofs | 'Pantries' is misspelled as 'pantrys' in the book. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Jerry's Diary (1949). See more » |
| Soundtracks | All God's Chillun Got Rhythm See more » |
| Quotes |
[Tom corners Jerry and then consults his book for advice - A CORNERED MOUSE NEVER FIGHTS. Tom uses this knowledge to attack... and gets thrashed and bruised by Jerry]
Tom: [said very slow] Don't you believe it! See more » |