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==Detailed summary== | ==Detailed summary== | ||
==Memorable quotes== | ==Memorable quotes== | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
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===Development=== | ===Development=== | ||
==Music== | ==Music== | ||
The music | The music was composed by [[Scott Bradley]]. | ||
==Release== | ==Release== | ||
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==Everlasting influence== | ==Everlasting influence== | ||
Tom reads about this short in Jerry's diary (with accompanying flashbacks) in the aptly named short ''[[Jerry's Diary]]''. | * Tom reads about this short in Jerry's diary (with accompanying flashbacks) in the aptly named short ''[[Jerry's Diary]]''. He marked it May 12, Thursday. | ||
* In the live-action film ''[[Tom & Jerry (film)|Tom & Jerry]]'', Jerry redoes the gag where he tricks Tom into thinking he's hiding something in his hands so he can punch Tom in the eye. | |||
==Critical reception== | ==Critical reception== |
Revision as of 22:27, 25 May 2021
Mouse Trouble | |
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1951 theatrical reissue poster. | |
Production company | MGM Cartoons |
Distributor | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | November 23, 1944 |
Run time | 7:28 |
Starring | William Hanna Sara Berner |
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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Mouse Trouble is the seventeenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was released on November 23, 1944 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Tom follows a help book in catching Jerry.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Characters
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Locations
Objects
- How to Catch a Mouse
- Girl mouse toy (Sara Berner)
- Block Buster
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.
Release
It was originally released in theaters on November 23, 1944, then released on December 15, 1951.
Behind the scenes
- How to Catch a Mouse is "A Random Mouse Book", which is a parody of Random House books.
- Tom dying at the end is the first time a main character dies on-screen.
Errors
Everlasting influence
- Tom reads about this short in Jerry's diary (with accompanying flashbacks) in the aptly named short Jerry's Diary. He marked it May 12, Thursday.
- In the live-action film Tom & Jerry, Jerry redoes the gag where he tricks Tom into thinking he's hiding something in his hands so he can punch Tom in the eye.
Critical reception
Accolades
Award | Date of ceremony | Category | Recipient | Result |
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Academy Award | March 15, 1945 | Best Short Subject: Cartoons | Fred Quimby | Won[1] |
Home availability
References
- ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved November 23, 2020.