Mouse Trouble

1944 0h 7m EN

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7.3

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7.9

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 84★7.9IMDB · 2,536

AnimationComedy

Synopsis

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Tom's new book on "how to catch a mouse" doesn't prove too helpful against Jerry; actually, Jerry seems to make better use of it than Tom.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Sara Berner
Toy Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
William Hanna
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)
Harry Lang
Tom's Laughs (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Hanna
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 7

ERA

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82 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Scott Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Sara Berner and William Hanna and Harry Lang carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0037090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Hanna directs. Scott Bradley scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
282 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Scott Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Sara Berner and William Hanna and Harry Lang carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0037090 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 84 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Scott Bradley
Runtime: 7 min · 0h 7m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Mouse Trouble (1944)
IMDB rating: 7.9/10 · 2,536 votes
MPAA: Approved

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 1 win total

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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William Hanna

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2024-02-08
★ 7/10
T&J were always my favourite cartoon characters growing up, and this is one of their better outings. "Tom" decides to get all scientific in his quest to eat "Jerry" so he buys a book. The definitive guide to how to catch your lunch and eat it. Of course, the more cunning the trap the more "Jerry" makes mincemeat of it, indeed after a few failed attempts it seems the tables have been well and truly turned on the hapless cat! Poor old "Tom" just never seems to learn and the writer of this new manual has clearly never met a mouse as inventive and tenacious as "Jerry". There's a scene with a stethoscope that is genuinely laugh-out-loud and though much of the rest is fairly standard, explosive, fayre, this is still a fun opportunity for the never changing dynamic between the pair to, well, what do you think?

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