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The Fifth-Column Mouse

  • 1943
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The Fifth-Column Mouse (1943)
AnimationComedyFamilyMusicalShortWar

The mice of a house prepare for war when their appeasement policy fails to end the menace of a cat.The mice of a house prepare for war when their appeasement policy fails to end the menace of a cat.The mice of a house prepare for war when their appeasement policy fails to end the menace of a cat.

  • Director
    • Friz Freleng
  • Writer
    • Michael Maltese
  • Stars
    • Mel Blanc
    • Michael Maltese
    • The Sportsmen Quartet
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.3/10
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    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Michael Maltese
    • Stars
      • Mel Blanc
      • Michael Maltese
      • The Sportsmen Quartet
    • 7User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    • Top cast3

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    Mel Blanc
    Mel Blanc
    • Dumb Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Michael Maltese
    • Various
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    The Sportsmen Quartet
    • Vocalists
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Friz Freleng
    • Writer
      • Michael Maltese
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    User reviews7

    Featured review
    7/10

    "Animal House" goes to war

    In one of the many Looney Tunes WWII-themed cartoons, a cat invades a house inhabited by mice and gets them to appease him. But when it becomes clear that he has no desire other than to eat them, they see it as their patriotic duty to defend themselves.

    What I mean by associating "The Fifth-Column Mouse" with "Animal House" is that not only is the house inhabited by non-human fauna, but that dog-looking tank was sort of like the Deathmobile from which John Belushi emerged dressed as a pirate.

    I'm probably the only person who would think that. Heck, I'm apparently the first person reviewing this cartoon. Do I like it? Well, I consider the cartoon worth seeing. It's an OK, not great cartoon. Featured in "Bugs and Daffy: The Wartime Cartoons".
    • lee_eisenberg
    • Apr 15, 2007
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    • Trivia
      After collaborating with the Cat, the Dumb Mouse is holding session with the other mice, and they are singing a song to the tune of Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me). The song was first recorded by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra on 2 September 1941. The song subsequently was recorded by many others, including Woody Herman and His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner, and Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra.
    • Goofs
      When the mice are serving the cat, the cat sits up and a mouse passes through his head.
    • Quotes

      Cat: ...Have you ever had the feeling you wanted something... but you didn't know what it was?

      Dumb Mouse: ...Heheh, oh yeah! I always get that feeling, too!

    • Connections
      Edited into Bugs vs. Daffy: Battle of the Music Video Stars (1988)
    • Soundtracks
      Ain't We Got Fun
      (uncredited)
      Music by Richard A. Whiting
      Lyrics by Ray Egan and Gus Kahn
      Sung by the mice at the beginning

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    FAQ1

    • Which series is this from: Merrie Melodies or Looney Tunes?

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    • Release date
      • March 6, 1943 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Fifth Column Mouse
    • Production company
      • Leon Schlesinger Studios
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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