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[[File:3871263-1-.jpg|thumb|Blue Ribbon]]
  
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|previous = [[Hare Force]]
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|next = [[Birdy and the Beast]]
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|image = <gallery>
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From-Hand-to-Mouse-Original-title.jpg|Original Title
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Screenshot 2020-11-06 at 3.01.45 PM.png|Blue Ribbon
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|airdate = 5 August 1944<br><br>'''[[Blue Ribbon]] reissue:'''<br>9 February 1952
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|runtime = 7 min. 46 sec. (reissue)
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|series = [[Looney Tunes]]
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|prodno = 9-14<br>1255 (reissue)
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|mpaa = 9347
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|renewed = 4 January 1973<ref>https://archive.org/details/catalogofc19733271213libr/page/46/mode/1up?view=theater</ref>
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|voice = [[Mel Blanc]] (uncredited)
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|director = [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]]
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|producer = [[Leon Schlesinger]]<br>[[Eddie Selzer]] (uncredited)
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|writer = [[Michael Maltese]]
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|animators = [[Ray Patin]]<br>[[Robert Cannon]] (uncredited)<br>[[Ken Harris]] (uncredited)<br>[[Ben Washam]] (uncredited)
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|editor = [[Treg Brown]] (uncredited)
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|musician = [[Carl W. Stalling]]
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|video =
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'''From Hand to Mouse''' is a [[1944]] ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' short directed by [[Chuck Jones|Charles M. Jones]].
   
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== Title ==
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From Hand to Mouse is a 1944 cartoon directed by [[Chuck Jones]].
  
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The title is a play on the 1919 film ''From Hand to Mouth''.
   
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==Plot==
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== Plot ==
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A dimwitted lion has caught a fast-talking mouse to eat. The mouse pleads the lion to spare him, hoping that some day the mouse will be able to help the lion, as in the story of "The Lion and the Mouse". The lion releases the mouse, only for the mouse to trick him by shouting "Sucker!" as he runs back into his hole home, causing the infuriated dumb lion to repetitively knock his head onto a tree in frustration.
   
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The mouse talks the not-so-bright lion into releasing him on several more occasions. The mouse first gets stuck in a mousetrap and convinces the lion to "get him out of a jam", causing the mouse to flee back to his hole. The mouse then hides in the lion's fur, and when the lion combs him out, the mouse asks if the lion has a ration stamp. The lion states he doesn't have one, and the mouse states that he'll get him one once he is set down. The lion obliges, and the mouse stamps "SUCKER" onto the lion's rear. In both cases, the lion slams his head against the same tree once he realizes that he has been fooled.
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A lion catches a fast-talking mouse, who then talks the not-so-bright cat into releasing him on several occasions. The mouse then shouts "Sucker!"
  
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[[Category:1944 films]]
  
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Eventually, the mouse deliberately gets himself trapped on a mouse trap and disguises himself as a lion, including snarling and growling like a lion. The lion, then releases the mouse, thinking that he's the lion and the mouse, disguised as the lion, tricks the lion that he has caught him. Since the lion is incredibly dumb, he immediately assumes the role of the mouse and cowers in fear, begging the mouse to spare him from being eaten. The mouse spares the lion and the lion rushes into his hole, but he fails to realize about his monstrous size in comparison to the mouse hole and outright crashes into the wall.
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[[Category:Films directed by Chuck Jones]]
  
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As soon as the mouse whispers in his ear "Sucker!", the lion eventually realizes that he's been tricked the whole time. Infuriated, the lion attempts to give the mouse a chase. When a gorilla no brighter than the lion himself interferes with the lion by using his tail as a "toy", it's up to the mouse to save him by replacing the lion with a bomb, which explodes after the gorilla plays with it, hence living up to his promise to the lion.
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The lion and the mouse are about to make peace and become allies, but the mouse tricks the dumb lion again by making him fall off the cliff by stepping on a tree branch as the mouse calls him a sucker as usual. The lion tries to aside that the mouse didn't fool him and that it was all planned, but he is unable to make up a convincing excuse, and thus he loses his sanity after realizing there's no use and pulls out a mirror while yelling sucker at himself repeatedly and maniacally laughing.
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== Availability ==
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<gallery>
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Golden-Age-of-Looney-Tunes-3-F.jpg|(1992) LaserDisc <br>''[[The Golden Age of Looney Tunes]]'', Vol. 3, Side 3: Chuck Jones
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346061 front.jpg|(2023) Blu-ray <br>''[[Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2]]'' (restored)
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</gallery>
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=== Streaming ===
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<gallery>
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lt hbo max.jpg|[[HBO Max]] (restored) <br> (18 August 2020 - September 2020)
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</gallery>
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== Censorship ==
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* When this cartoon aired on the American feeds of [[Cartoon Network]], its sister channel [[Boomerang]], and on [[MeTV]], the scene where the mouse disguises himself as a Zulu native was sometimes cut, although the part where the mouse disguises himself as an Indian chief was not cut.<ref>http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-e-f.aspx</ref>
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** This cartoon, alongside "[[Saddle Silly]]", and "[[Bugsy and Mugsy]]" was restored on [[HBO Max]] and available upon its launch, but was quickly taken down due to the aforementioned scene.{{citation needed}}
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== Notes ==
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* The unnamed mouse from this cartoon bears a strong physical resemblance to the later redesign of [[Chuck Jones]]' mice duo [[Hubie and Bertie]], although both characters would not receive this redesign until "[[Roughly Squeaking]]" two years later.
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* The short is a parody of Aseop's Fable "The Lion and the Mouse".
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* This is the only known [[Warner Bros. Cartoons|Warner Bros.]] cartoon in which [[Ray Patin]] received credit.
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== Gallery ==
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<gallery>
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From-Hand-to-Mouse-Original-credits.jpg|Original credits cel with background of the title card of "[[Russian Rhapsody]]" by [[Bob Clampett]].
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HandToMouseRESTORED.jpeg|Cropped screenshot of 2020 restoration
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Tumblr ngxd1498C51snzc5co1 1280.jpg|[[Lobby Cards|Lobby card]]
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PS76.jpg|Lobby card
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FromHandtoMouseMODEL.jpg|Model sheet
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Jnhgftrdesydtufytu.jpg|Animation drawing
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From Hand To Mouse (1944) - Watching.jpg
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From Hand To Mouse (1944) - Boom.jpg
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</gallery>
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== References ==
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[[Category:1944]]
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[[Category:Cartoons directed by Chuck Jones]]
 
[[Category:Shorts]]
  
[[Category:Shorts]]
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[[Category:Blue Ribbon reissues]]
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[[Category:Looney Tunes Shorts]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with characters voiced by Mel Blanc]]
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[[Category:Cartoons written by Michael Maltese]]
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[[Category:Cartoons produced by Leon Schlesinger]]
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[[Category:Cartoons produced by Eddie Selzer]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with film editing by Treg Brown]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with sound effects edited by Treg Brown]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with music by Carl W. Stalling]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with orchestrations by Milt Franklyn]]
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[[Category:Cartoons in a.a.p. package]]
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[[Category:One-Shot Cartoons]]
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[[Category:Cartoons with missing Leon Schlesinger credits]]
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[[Category:Re-released cartoons whose original titles are known to exist]]

Latest revision as of 00:57, 8 January 2024

From Hand to Mouse is a 1944 Looney Tunes short directed by Charles M. Jones.

Title

The title is a play on the 1919 film From Hand to Mouth.

Plot

A dimwitted lion has caught a fast-talking mouse to eat. The mouse pleads the lion to spare him, hoping that some day the mouse will be able to help the lion, as in the story of "The Lion and the Mouse". The lion releases the mouse, only for the mouse to trick him by shouting "Sucker!" as he runs back into his hole home, causing the infuriated dumb lion to repetitively knock his head onto a tree in frustration.

The mouse talks the not-so-bright lion into releasing him on several more occasions. The mouse first gets stuck in a mousetrap and convinces the lion to "get him out of a jam", causing the mouse to flee back to his hole. The mouse then hides in the lion's fur, and when the lion combs him out, the mouse asks if the lion has a ration stamp. The lion states he doesn't have one, and the mouse states that he'll get him one once he is set down. The lion obliges, and the mouse stamps "SUCKER" onto the lion's rear. In both cases, the lion slams his head against the same tree once he realizes that he has been fooled.

Eventually, the mouse deliberately gets himself trapped on a mouse trap and disguises himself as a lion, including snarling and growling like a lion. The lion, then releases the mouse, thinking that he's the lion and the mouse, disguised as the lion, tricks the lion that he has caught him. Since the lion is incredibly dumb, he immediately assumes the role of the mouse and cowers in fear, begging the mouse to spare him from being eaten. The mouse spares the lion and the lion rushes into his hole, but he fails to realize about his monstrous size in comparison to the mouse hole and outright crashes into the wall.

As soon as the mouse whispers in his ear "Sucker!", the lion eventually realizes that he's been tricked the whole time. Infuriated, the lion attempts to give the mouse a chase. When a gorilla no brighter than the lion himself interferes with the lion by using his tail as a "toy", it's up to the mouse to save him by replacing the lion with a bomb, which explodes after the gorilla plays with it, hence living up to his promise to the lion.

The lion and the mouse are about to make peace and become allies, but the mouse tricks the dumb lion again by making him fall off the cliff by stepping on a tree branch as the mouse calls him a sucker as usual. The lion tries to aside that the mouse didn't fool him and that it was all planned, but he is unable to make up a convincing excuse, and thus he loses his sanity after realizing there's no use and pulls out a mirror while yelling sucker at himself repeatedly and maniacally laughing.

Availability

Streaming

Censorship

  • When this cartoon aired on the American feeds of Cartoon Network, its sister channel Boomerang, and on MeTV, the scene where the mouse disguises himself as a Zulu native was sometimes cut, although the part where the mouse disguises himself as an Indian chief was not cut.[2]

Notes

  • The unnamed mouse from this cartoon bears a strong physical resemblance to the later redesign of Chuck Jones' mice duo Hubie and Bertie, although both characters would not receive this redesign until "Roughly Squeaking" two years later.
  • The short is a parody of Aseop's Fable "The Lion and the Mouse".
  • This is the only known Warner Bros. cartoon in which Ray Patin received credit.

Gallery

References

  1. ↑ https://archive.org/details/catalogofc19733271213libr/page/46/mode/1up?view=theater
  2. ↑ http://www.intanibase.com/gac/looneytunes/censored-e-f.aspx



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