The Bodyguard

The Bodyguard is the fifteenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was released on July 22, 1944 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Spike repays Jerry's kindness by coming to his aide whenever he whistles.

Characters
Billy Bletcher
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Jerry Mouse
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna (screams)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Tom Cat
 * style="background-color:#clear"| William Hanna (screams)
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Spike
 * style="background-color:#clear"| Billy Bletcher
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Girl cat
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dogcatcher
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#d2d2ff"| Dogcatcher
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A
 * style="background-color:#ffff00"| N/A

Locations

 * Neighborhood

Objects

 * Bubble gum

Vehicles

 * Dogcatcher's van

Music
The music is composed by Scott Bradley.

Release
It was originally released in theaters on February 26, 1944, then released on August 4, 1951.

Behind the scenes

 * Spike has developed into a much more civilized dog from the rabid barking dog he was in Dog Trouble. Although, he reverts back in the next short, Puttin' on the Dog.