Mouse in Manhattan

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Mouse in Manhattan
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Theatrical poster.
Production company Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release date July 7, 1945
Run time 8:14
Starring 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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Mouse in Manhattan is the nineteenth animated theatrical short of the Tom and Jerry series. It was distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer on July 7, 1945. It was produced by Fred Quimby, and written and directed by series creators, William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.

Jerry gets tired of living in the country and sets off in the hustle and bustle of Manhattan, intending to leave Tom behind seemingly forever.

Detailed summary

Memorable quotes

Characters

Legend
Character debut Speaking debut Ep. debut No lines Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character Actor
Tom Cat N/A
Jerry Mouse N/A
Alley cat Harry E. Lang


Locations

Objects

  • None

Vehicles

  • None

Production

Development

Filming

Music

The music was composed by Scott Bradley.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

Behind the scenes

  • The house Tom lives in outside New York, has "RFD" on the mailbox, which stands for Rural Free Delivery.
  • The "fourth wall" is broken when there is an advertisement for a Tom and Jerry cartoon in Times Square.
  • This is the first time Tom and Jerry don't fight for the entire length of a short, although Jerry does get some danger from a random alley cat.

Errors

Home availability

References