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==Home availability== | ==Home availability== | ||
* In the United States: | * In the United States: | ||
** [[October 19]], [[2004]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection | ** [[October 19]], [[2004]]: [[Warner Home Video]] releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection]]'' on DVD. | ||
** [[February 12]], [[2008]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]'' on DVD. | ** [[February 12]], [[2008]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection]]'' on DVD. | ||
** [[October 25]], [[2011]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 (DVD)|Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' on DVD. | ** [[October 25]], [[2011]]: Warner Home Video releases ''[[Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 (DVD)|Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1]]'' on DVD. |
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Mouse Trouble | |
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1951 theatrical reissue poster. | |
Production company | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
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 distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on November 23, 1944. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, 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
- Double-barreled shotgun
- Bear trap
Vehicles
- None
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The music was composed by Scott Bradley.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: November 23, 1944; December 15, 1951 (reissue)
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
- In the United States:
- October 19, 2004: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection on DVD.
- February 12, 2008: Warner Home Video releases Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Academy Awards Animation Collection on DVD.
- October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on DVD.
- October 25, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume 1 on Blu-ray Disc.
- In France:
- November 23, 2011: Warner Home Video releases Tom and Jerry Golden Collection: Volume Un on DVD.
References
- ^ "The 17th Academy Awards (1945) Nominees and Winners". Oscars. Retrieved November 23, 2020.