Matinee Mouse
| Matinee Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Tom and Jerry series | |
 Matinee Mouse title card | |
| Directed by |
Main: William Hanna Joseph Barbera Supervised by: Tom Ray Story: Tom Ray |
| Produced by |
Chuck Jones (uncredited) Tom Ray (production supervisor) Fred Quimby (uncredited) William Hanna (uncredited) Joseph Barbera (uncredited) |
| Story by |
Story Line: Jim Ryan (uncredited) |
| Voices by |
Mel Blanc (uncredited) William Hanna (uncredited) |
| Music by | Dean Elliott |
| Animation by |
Kenneth Muse Ed Barge Irven Spence Ray Patterson Lewis Marshall Philip DeGuard (backgrounds) Robert Gentle (backgrounds - uncredited) Richard Bickenbach (layouts - uncredited) |
| Studio | Sib Tower 12 Productions |
| Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
| Release date(s) |
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| Color process | Metrocolor |
| Running time | 5:55 |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Filet Meow |
| Followed by | The A-Tom-Inable Snowman |
Matinee Mouse is a 1966 Tom and Jerry cartoon, acting as a compilation film short, featuring clips from a number of older cartoons from the Hanna-Barbara era. The story was supervised by Tom Ray, while William Hanna and Joseph Barbera received a special director's credit on the cartoon, though they did not do any actual work on it.
Plot
Tom chases Jerry all over the house (scenes from Love That Pup, The Flying Cat, Professor Tom and The Missing Mouse) until Jerry gets back at Tom by beating him to a pulp in the closet and throwing him out (a clip from Jerry and the Lion). Tom begs for mercy as they both call a truce with white flags, and while walking happily down the street, they stop by the local cinema, where they notice a poster advertising their cartoons (implying that Tom and Jerry have occupations as actors). The man who was standing by the wall noticed this cat and mouse. He looks up at the poster, then shrugs.
They walk in to watch the feature (clips from Love That Pup, Jerry's Diary, The Flying Sorceress, and The Truce Hurts), but cannot help laughing at each other every time the other is hurt onscreen. Mild annoyance soon turns to violence in the seats, where Tom and Jerry continually slam the seats on each other. Eventually, Jerry tears apart his flag (with Tom following suit) before hitting Tom with a xylophone mallet. The fighting scene in The Truce Hurts stops as the onscreen characters pause their fight to watch the ongoing fight in the seats.
Crew
- Story Line: Jim Ryan
- Animation: Irven Spence, Ed Barge, Kenneth Muse, Ray Patterson, Lewis Marshall
- Layout: Dick Bickenbach
- Backgrounds: Robert Gentle
- Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
- Music: Dean Elliott
- Additional Backgrounds: Philip DeGuard
- Sound Editing: Lovell Norman
- Produced by: Fred Quimby and Chuck Jones
- Story Directed and Supervised by: Tom Ray