Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)

User Rating:

7.5/10   

Directors:

Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Writer:

Robert Louis Stevenson (novel) (suggestion)

Release Date:

14 June 1947 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

Plot:

Tom grows tired of Jerry constantly drinking from his milk bowl. He concocts a mixture to get rid of Jerry, but when Jerry drinks it...

Plot Keywords:

Cat Versus Mouse | Surrealism | Jekyll And Hyde Spoof | Jekyll And Hyde | Tom And Jerry

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar.

Directed by
Joseph Barbera
William Hanna

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Louis Stevenson		novel "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (suggestion)

Produced by
Fred Quimby	....	producer

Original Music by
Scott Bradley

Animation Department
Ed Barge	....	animator
Al Grandmain	....	animator
Michael Lah	....	animator
Kenneth Muse	....	animator

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1947) (USA) (theatrical)

Runtime:

8 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

South Korea:All | UK:U | USA:Approved (PCA #11854)

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Continuity: The phone book that Tom tries to hit Jerry with is at first yellow, before he picks it up, then changes to green when he hits Jerry with it.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R. (1967)

Forget the gym... mix up some milk, bleach and moth-balls for the perfect physique (disclaimer: that was a joke!).

Annoyed that Jerry keeps on 'half-inching' his milk, Tom the cat mixes up a noxious and potentially deadly concoction, puts it in his bowl and waits for the rodent to strike. However, rather than causing Jerry to pop his clogs, the foul mixture of milk and household chemicals turns the meek mouse into a muscle-bound hulk...

This one might not be the greatest of Tom and Jerry's escapades (despite being Oscar nominated), but it packs enough laughs to make it worth a go. The animation is above average, with the scenes in which Tom mixes his potion being particularly well rendered (the coloured lighting and shadows cast by the cat are very effective).

Dr. Jeckyll and Mr. Mouse is silly fun and gets a respectable rating of 7/10 from me.