The Haunted Mouse is a 1941 Warner Bros. Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Tex Avery.[1] This film was the first cartoon written by Michael Maltese. The short was released on February 15, 1941.[2]

The Haunted Mouse
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Directed byFred Avery
Story byMichael Maltese
Produced byLeon Schlesinger
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation bySid Sutherland
Production
company
Distributed byWarner Bros. Pictures
Release date
  • February 15, 1941 (1941-02-15)
Running time
7:45
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot edit

A video in the restored version for the short.

A starving cat sees a sign that says "Ma's Place/Home Cooking/3 Miles." He rushes into town at once, but neglects to read the part that says that the town is full of 100 ghosts. One of the ghosts happens to be a mouse, who wants revenge on cats for tormenting him all his life. The mouse decides that the cat would make a perfect target for torment, and sets out to ruin his life. However, the cat is killed, turning him into a ghost, and the mouse flees the town.

References edit

  1. ^ Beck, Jerry; Friedwald, Will (1989). Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Illustrated Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons. Henry Holt and Co. p. 112. ISBN 0-8050-0894-2.
  2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 100–102. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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