''The Lonesome Mouse'' is a 1943 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 10th Tom and Jerry short. This is notable for being the first speaking role of the cat and mouse duo. It was created and released in 1943, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. The animators of the cartoon were not credited (typically for early MGM shorts), and this was the last instance in a Tom and Jerry cartoon that this happened. All ...
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''The Lonesome Mouse'' is a 1943 one-reel animated cartoon and is the 10th Tom and Jerry short. This is notable for being the first speaking role of the cat and mouse duo. It was created and released in 1943, and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby. The animators of the cartoon were not credited (typically for early MGM shorts), and this was the last instance in a Tom and Jerry cartoon that this happened. All future Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts credited the animators. This cartoon is animated by Kenneth Muse, George Gordon, Jack Zander, Irven Spence, and Pete Burness.
The cartoon opens with Tom taking a nap by the fireplace. Above him is Jerry, who drops a vase on top of his head. This crashing vase brings out Mammy Two Shoes, who throws Tom out of the house as punishment. He then crashes into a mop and washcrate, which makes him look like the Great Sphinx of Giza, with some pyramids. Jerry teases Tom from inside, puts a "For Rent" sign outside...
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