The Mouse Comes to Dinner

The Mouse Comes to Dinner

7.1IMDb Score
Released:1945-05-05
Genre:Animation, Comedy
Duration:8 min
Country:United States of America
Director:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Actors:William Hanna, Lillian Randolph, Sara Berner
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Cartoon Studio

Overview:

Tom invites Toots to an elegant dinner. However, he's made the mistake of trying to put Jerry to work, as a serving boy, a corkscrew, and other tasks. Jerry puts up with a little of this, but mostly gets revenge on Tom.

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