The Lonesome Mouse

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The Lonesome Mouse
The Lonesome Mouse poster.jpg
Theatrical poster.
Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date May 22, 1943
Run time 8:09
Starring William Hanna
Lillian Randolph
Harry E. Lang
Producer(s) Fred Quimby
Music composed by Scott Bradley
Screenplay by William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
Director(s) William Hanna
Joseph Barbera
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The Lonesome Mouse is the tenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldywn-Mayer on May 22, 1943. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Jerry gets Tom kicked out, living it up, but then begins to miss him.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Mammy: Thomas! You no-good cat, that's sabotage! Out you go!


Jerry: Hey... You wanna get back in the house, don't ya?
Tom: Yeah...
Jerry: Okay, then... (whispers inside of Tom's ear)
Tom: Uh-huh.
Jerry: And you... (whispers again)
Tom: Oh!
Jerry: Then you... (whispers)
Tom: That's a lu-lu!


Jerry: Why that dirty, double crossin', good-for-nothin', two-timin'...

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Tom Cat William Hanna
Jerry Mouse William Hanna
Mammy Two Shoes Lillian Randolph
Jerry's narrator friend (voice only) Harry E. Lang


Locations

Objects

  • Mammy Two Shoes's fake teeth
  • Cream pie

Vehicles

  • None

Production

1949 reissue poster.

Development

Filming

There was also a redubbed version made with Thea Vidale as the voice of Mammy Two Shoes.

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

WARNING: The following section contains content that may be seen as mature or offensive to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
  • The MPAA certificate number is 8869.
  • Jerry paints over Tom's picture on his cat bed to make him look like Adolf Hitler.
  • This is the first time Tom and Jerry have spoken proper words, and the first time their conversation to each other is heard.
  • A 1949 reissue of the short resulted in controversy with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), who launched a campaign against Tom and Jerry for its use of Mammy Two-Shoes and other Black stereotypes.[1] In response to the campaign and angry about the potential loss of acting roles, Lillian Randolph question then-NAACP president Walter White, stating that he–a white man–was "only one-eighth Negro and not qualified to speak for Negroes." When Randolph departed from the series to appear on television, Hanna and Barbera declined to recast Mammy and discontinued her appearance in the cartoons.[1]

Errors

Critical reception

Home availability

References

  1. ^ a b Lehman, Christopher P. (2007). The Colored cartoon : Black representation in American animated short films, 1907-1954. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press. p. 97-99. ISBN 978-1-61376-119-9.