The Haunted Mouse
The Haunted Mouse is a 1941 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Tex Avery.[1] This film was the first cartoon written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on February 15, 1941.[2]
| The Haunted Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Supervision: Fred Avery |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger |
| Story by | Michael Malteze |
| Starring | Mel Blanc (cat) Walter Tetley (mouse) (all uncredited) |
| Music by | Musical direction: Carl W. Stalling Orchestration: Milt Franklyn (uncredited) |
| Edited by | Treg Brown (uncredited) |
| Animation by | Sid Sutherland Charles and Robert McKimson (both uncredited) Virgil Ross (uncredited) Rod Scribner (uncredited) |
Production company | Leon Schlesinger Studios |
| Distributed by | Warner Bros. |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:45 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
A starving cat sees a sign that says "Ma's Place/Home Cooking/3 Miles." He rushes into town at once, but neglects to read the part that says that the town is full of 100 ghosts. One of the ghosts happens to be a mouse, who wants revenge on cats for tormenting him all his life. The mouse decides that the cat would make a perfect target for torment, and sets out to ruin his life. However, the cat is killed, turning him into a ghost, and the mouse flees the town.
Notes
- This is the first Looney Tunes cartoon to be a one-shot cartoon, as prior to that all one-shot cartoons were reserved for the Merrie Melodies series. However, the design, if not the voice used, bears a resemblance to Sylvester the Cat.
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References
- Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 112. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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