The Yankee Doodle Mouse

The Yankee Doodle Mouse

7.2IMDb Score
Released:1943-06-26
Genre:Animation, Comedy
Duration:8 min
Country:United States of America
Director:William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Actors:William Hanna, Bob Laztny, Jack Sabel
Production:Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, MGM Cartoon Studio

Overview:

As Tom and Jerry stage their typical fight sequences, the patriotic soldier theme of the title is evidenced by such things as a carton of eggs labeled "Hen Grenades"; Jerry dropping light bulbs from an airplane like bombs; and Jerry sending a telegram with the message "Sighted Cat - Sank Same." Musical phrasings from various patriotic war songs are heard throughout. The cut scene after Jerry hitting Tom with the board 4 times was cut from the 1950 reissue print for a war bond joke, and the original footage is currently considered "lost" due to the negatives destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman House fire.

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