The Two Mouseketeers

1952 0h 8m EN

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 78

AnimationComedyAdventure

Synopsis

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Tom, a castle soldier in 16th century France, is assigned to guard the food laid out on a banquet table. Jerry and a smaller mouse companion, two wandering "mouseketeers", make the situation miserable for Tom as they abscond with (and occasionally eat) all the food they can.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Francoise Brun-Cottan
Nibbles (voice) (uncredited)
Arthur Q. Bryan
Sir Girard (voice) (uncredited)
William Hanna
Tom / Jerry (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Barbera
Languages: English, French
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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2 / 8

ERA

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74 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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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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6 / 8

CAST

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Francoise Brun-Cottan and Arthur Q. Bryan and William Hanna carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0044157 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Joseph Barbera directs. Scott Bradley scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, French.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
274 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, French.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Original score by Scott Bradley. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Francoise Brun-Cottan and Arthur Q. Bryan and William Hanna carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0044157 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 78 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Original score: Scott Bradley
Runtime: 8 min · 0h 8m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: The Two Mouseketeers (1952)

Awards

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film

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Joseph Barbera

Community reviews

What people are saying

CinemaSerf2025-01-30
★ 7/10
This has to be one of my favourite "Tom" and Jerry" cartoons. This time, it's "Jerry" who has his accident prone novice "Nibbles" following him around whilst "Tom" has a post working for the nasty Cardinal charged with protecting a lavish banquet. He knows he must stop the "Mouseketeers" at all costs, else it's Madame La Guillotine that awaits him. Of course, we all know there's virtually no chance of him outwitting his tiny and ingenious rodent counterpart. The settings with suits of armour, a giant hog roast and an even larger tower of cheese provide for plenty of set piece antics as poor old "Tom" comes a cropper time and time again. As usual, the jolly score adds to the mischief and with the enthusiastic young mouse proving something of a plaything too, there's plenty of swash and buckle and you should never hide behind an apple during a swordfight! End-to-end stuff that's good fun and just needs a little bit of Ronald Colman.

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