A Mouse in the House

A Mouse in the House
Tom and Jerry series
A Mouse in the House title card
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Story by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Voices by	Lillian Randolph (original version, uncredited) Thea Vidale (redubbed version, uncredited) William Hanna (uncredited)
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	Kenneth Muse Ed Barge Richard Bickenbach Don Patterson Additional animation: Michael Lah (unc.)
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn Mayer
Release date(s)	August 30, 1947 (1947-08-30) (U.S.)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	8:00
Language	English
Preceded by	Salt Water Tabby
Followed by	The Invisible Mouse

A Mouse in the House is a 1947 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 32nd Tom and Jerry short directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. It was animated by Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge, Don Patterson and Richard Bickenbach, with additional animation by Michael Lah (uncredited), and was released to theatres on August 30, 1947. The title of this cartoon is an appropriate play on "a guest in the house."

Plot

Mammy Two Shoes stumbles upon entering the kitchen, which has been ransacked by Jerry, and berates the residents of the house, Tom and Butch. She warns them that the one who catches Jerry can stay, but the other will be kicked out. The two cats frantically search for Jerry, eventually realizing they were both unsuspectingly aided by him. They scramble to catch the mouse, but become tangled. They tiptoe across the floor until Jerry hits one of their feet (Butch) with a log.

Tom and Butch then grab Jerry together and decide to have a gun duel. Tom turns around early and shoots Butch, but finds out he has a novelty gun, allowing Butch to chase Tom into the wall. Tom sees the same brand name on it and assumes it is another novelty gun, but Butch shoots, with Tom barely dodging the bullet. Jerry then enters an oven. Tom and Butch slam the door and turn on the gas, but Jerry sneaks out, lights a match and drops it in the oven, which explodes when Tom and Butch open it.

Jerry is then caught by both cats simultaneously. Jerry squeezes out, but is grabbed by Butch. Tom grabs his tail as he flees and after Tom bops Butch on the head, Butch slips the mouse into a box before continuing the fight. Jerry escapes and rings a gong, ending the fight momentarily, and coaches Tom and Butch to hit each other. After Jerry rings the gong, both cats realise they have been tricked and glance towards Jerry. Realising he is trapped, the mouse chooses Butch via Eeny Meeny Mine Mo and sits down in his hand.

Tom slumps down and walks away, but hides behind a curtain, grabbing Jerry out of Butch's hand. Butch turns the corner to find only Tom, who is sitting on Jerry, but Jerry gives him away by lifting the cat up. Butch dumps Tom into a trash can and chases Jerry, but Tom runs into the kitchen and dresses himself up as Mammy to trick Butch. Butch offers Jerry to Tom, thinking he is Mammy, but Tom wallops Butch over the head with a frying pan. Butch then does the same thing in the living room, Tom falls for the same trick, getting walloped over the head with a coal shovel. Butch runs off with Jerry, but runs into an ironing board and knocks himself out, allowing Jerry to escape. Both cats pick up the weapons they were knocked out by and chase after the mouse.

Tom, seeing Mammy coming down the stairs, believes it to be a trap again and hides behind the stairs, with Butch doing the same on the other side. As Mammy peeks through, the two cats hit her repeatedly on the bum, thinking that she is the other cat in disguise. She wails in pain. Tom and Butch, bewildered, look at each other in bewilderment and under her dress. Knowing that Mammy might find out that they hit her, they attempt to flee, but Mammy angrily grabs their tails and noisily throws them out of the house when Jerry opened the door. Jerry then marches back joyfully but sees Mammy tapping her foot. She does it as if to say she wants him to get out as well. Resigned, the mouse starts to leave, walking back to the door while the cartoon irises out. The iris out stops on Jerry's sight and then Jerry waves at Mammy with a sheepish expression on his face and shuts the door as he dashes away.

Voice cast

Lillian Randolph as Mammy Two Shoes (original) (uncredited)
Thea Vidale as Mammy Two Shoes (dubbed version) (uncredited)
William Hanna as Tom's and Butch's Screams (uncredited)

Availability

DVD

Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Vol. 3, Disc One
Tom and Jerry Golden Collection Volume One, Disc Two

References

External links

A Mouse in the House at The Big Cartoon DataBase
A Mouse in the House at the Internet Movie Database

Hanna–Barbera Tom and Jerry shorts (1940–58; 2001; 2005)

1940	Puss Gets the Boot

1941	The Midnight Snack The Night Before Christmas

1942	Fraidy Cat Dog Trouble Puss n' Toots The Bowling Alley Cat Fine Feathered Friend

1943	Sufferin' Cats! The Lonesome Mouse The Yankee Doodle Mouse Baby Puss

1944	The Zoot Cat The Million Dollar Cat The Bodyguard Puttin' on the Dog Mouse Trouble

1945	The Mouse Comes to Dinner Mouse in Manhattan Tee for Two Flirty Birdy Quiet Please!

1946	Springtime for Thomas The Milky Waif Trap Happy Solid Serenade

1947	Cat Fishin' Part Time Pal The Cat Concerto Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse Salt Water Tabby A Mouse in the House The Invisible Mouse

1948	Kitty Foiled The Truce Hurts Old Rockin' Chair Tom Professor Tom Mouse Cleaning

1949	Polka-Dot Puss The Little Orphan Hatch Up Your Troubles Heavenly Puss The Cat and the Mermouse Love That Pup Jerry's Diary Tennis Chumps

1950	Little Quacker Saturday Evening Puss Texas Tom Jerry and the Lion Safety Second Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl The Framed Cat Cue Ball Cat

1951	Casanova Cat Jerry and the Goldfish Jerry's Cousin Sleepy-Time Tom His Mouse Friday Slicked-up Pup Nit-Witty Kitty Cat Napping

1952	The Flying Cat The Duck Doctor The Two Mouseketeers Smitten Kitten Triplet Trouble Little Runaway Fit to Be Tied Push-Button Kitty Cruise Cat The Dog House

1953	The Missing Mouse Jerry and Jumbo Johann Mouse That's My Pup! Just Ducky Two Little Indians Life with Tom

1954	Puppy Tale Posse Cat Hic-cup Pup Little School Mouse Baby Butch Mice Follies Neapolitan Mouse Downhearted Duckling Pet Peeve Touché, Pussy Cat!

1955	Southbound Duckling Pup on a Picnic Mouse for Sale Designs on Jerry Tom and Chérie Smarty Cat Pecos Pest That's My Mommy

1956	The Flying Sorceress The Egg and Jerry Busy Buddies Muscle Beach Tom Down Beat Bear Blue Cat Blues Barbecue Brawl

1957	Tops with Pops Give and Tyke (Spin off #1) Timid Tabby Feedin' the Kiddie Scat Cats (Spin off #2) Mucho Mouse Tom's Photo Finish

1958	Happy Go Ducky Royal Cat Nap The Vanishing Duck Robin Hoodwinked Tot Watchers

2001	The Mansion Cat (TV)

2005	The Karate Guard

See also: Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts (1961–62) and Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry shorts (1963–67)

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