Trap Happy (1946)

Directed by

Joseph Barbera

Genre

comedy film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 41 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A cartoon cat and mouse chase each other through a house. They set traps and get into fights using household objects.

fast-pacedslapstickplayfulchaoticlightheartedcartoonishexaggerated

What happens

Trap Happy is a 1946 American one-reel animated cartoon and is the 25th Tom and Jerry short, it was released on June 29, 1946. It was produced by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with the music score by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Michael Lah, Kenneth Muse, and Ed Barge, with uncredited work from Ray Patterson and Pete Burness. Recycled animation done by Irven Spence from The Yankee Doodle Mouse was used in the beginning of the short. The short was re-issued in March 27, 1954. The short was noted for its extreme violence and the quality of the animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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