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The Lonesome Mouse (1943)

The Lonesome Mouse poster
Directed by
Joseph Barbera
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 47 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Jerry the mouse misses being chased by Tom the cat. He tricks Tom into a scheme to get their owner to let them roughhouse again. The two fake a fight to win back their home privileges.

playfullightheartedwittyslapstickclevermischievousfast-pacedcomedic

What happens

The Lonesome Mouse is a 1943 American animated short film and the tenth Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and produced by Fred Quimby. It contains the first speaking role of the cat and mouse duo, and the only one with significant dialogue between the two main characters. Both Tom and Jerry were voiced by William Hanna. It was created and released in 1943, and re-released to theatres on November 5, 1949. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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