Mouse Trouble

Mouse Trouble
Mouse Trouble
Directed by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Written by	William Hanna; Joseph Barbera
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Starring	William Hanna; Harry E. Lang; Sara Berner
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Ray Patterson; Irven Spence; Kenneth Muse; Pete Burness
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	November 23, 1944; December 12, 1951 (re-release);
Running time	7:08
Language	English

Mouse Trouble is a 1944 American one-reel animated cartoon short and is the 17th Tom and Jerry short produced by Fred Quimby.^[1] It was directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with music direction by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Ken Muse and Pete Burness. Mouse Trouble won the 1944 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film,^[2] the second consecutive award bestowed upon the series. It was released in theatres on November 23, 1944 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer and reissued on December 12, 1951.

Plot

Tom receives a book on catching mice and tries various traps and techniques outlined in it to capture Jerry. Despite his efforts, Jerry outsmarts Tom at every turn, leading to escalating chaos and violence. In a final act of desperation, Tom resorts to extreme measures, which ultimately backfire, resulting in his demise. Meanwhile, Jerry survives the ordeal, leaving Tom's spirit to ascend to the afterlife, still haunted by the book's mocking advice.

Voice cast

Harry E. Lang and William Hanna as Tom
Sara Berner as The mouse toy
William Hanna as Jerry

Production

Directed by: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Story: William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Animation: Ray Patterson, Irven Spence, Kenneth Muse, Pete Burness
Assistant Animation: Barney Posner
Layouts: Harvey Eisenberg
Music: Scott Bradley
Co-Producer: William Hanna
Produced by: Fred Quimby

Availability

DVD:

Tom and Jerry's Greatest Chases, Vol. 2 (1995 Turner dubbed version)
Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 1, Disc One (1995 Turner dubbed version)
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection: 15 Winners (remastered from 1960s MetroColor pints)
Tom and Jerry Golden Collection:Vol. 1 (remastered from 1960s MetroColor pints)

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

External links

Mouse Trouble at IMDb

[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 149–150. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.

[Oscars1945-2] "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-14.

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v t e Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film
1932–1950	Flowers and Trees (1932) Three Little Pigs (1933) The Tortoise and the Hare (1934) Three Orphan Kittens (1935) The Country Cousin (1936) The Old Mill (1937) Ferdinand the Bull (1938) The Ugly Duckling (1939) The Milky Way (1940) Lend a Paw (1941) Der Fuehrer's Face (1942) The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943) Mouse Trouble (1944) Quiet Please! (1945) The Cat Concerto (1946) Tweetie Pie (1947) The Little Orphan (1948) For Scent-imental Reasons (1949) Gerald McBoing-Boing (1950)
1951–1975	The Two Mouseketeers (1951) Johann Mouse (1952) Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953) When Magoo Flew (1954) Speedy Gonzales (1955) Magoo's Puddle Jumper (1956) Birds Anonymous (1957) Knighty Knight Bugs (1958) Moonbird (1959) Munro (1960) Ersatz (The Substitute) (1961) The Hole (1962) The Critic (1963) The Pink Phink (1964) The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics (1965) A Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Double Feature (1966) The Box (1967) Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day (1968) It's Tough to Be a Bird (1969) Is It Always Right to Be Right? (1970) The Crunch Bird (1971) A Christmas Carol (1972) Frank Film (1973) Closed Mondays (1974) Great (1975)
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Submissions for Best Animated Short Academy Award