A Mouse in the House
A Mouse in the House
NR | 30 August 1947 (USA)
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Mammy Two-Shoes tells Tom and Butch that the cat who gets rid of the icebox-raiding, breadbox-invading mouse (Jerry) is the one who can stay.

Reviews
Harockerce What a beautiful movie!
Tuchergson Truly the worst movie I've ever seen in a theater
Matho The biggest problem with this movie is it’s a little better than you think it might be, which somehow makes it worse. As in, it takes itself a bit too seriously, which makes most of the movie feel kind of dull.
Wyatt There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.
Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "A Mouse in the House" is an American 8-minute cartoon from 1947, so this one has its 70th(!) anniversary already this, maybe even its 80th depending on when you read this review. It is another Hanna Barbera production and as such a Tom and Jerry (and Butch) cartoon. This one features the cats' owner more prominently than usual as she has enough from the mess Jerry creates and tells the cats that only the one who catches Jerry may stay in the house. And we see a costume of her later too and again see her at the very end, which means this is a T&J cartoon with unusually much spoken language. But the animals are quiet of course in contrast to some more recent works that have the two strangely talking to each other. This film is at its funniest early on when the two cats listen to the speech chilling before panically getting up and searching the mouse (who helps them). And as strange as the dress-up part near the end felt, it still was funny eventually. This is one of the Tom & Jerry cartoons I liked more than the average,. some funny moments in here, even if the Oscars for once did not like it too much. The middle part was a bit forgettable and may be the main reason why I am not giving this one an even higher rating. But I can see why it's among the more remembered today, even without the awards attention. Go check it out if you love cartoons and the world's most famous cat-and-mouse duo in particular. You won't be disappointed.
BA_Harrison Tom and 'ex-arch-enemy-turned-best-friend' Butch, are read the riot act by Mammy Two Shoes, who is fed up with the mouse that is raiding her fridge. She tells the two useless felines that whoever fails to catch the rodent will be turfed out of the house. Naturally, this pits the two moggies against each other in a battle to capture poor Jerry.Not terrible, but way too predictable to be anything special, A Mouse in the House features the usual plethora of slapstick and violence, without adding anything particularly new to the formula.A fun ending, which sees both cats AND Jerry booted out the front door, ends the action on a satisfying note, but it's not enough to make this cartoon worth recommending.
Shawn Watson In this cartoon Mammy-Two-Shoes (not dubbed to be less 'offensive' in the one I saw) is devastated to learn that there is a mouse in the house and he's eating all the food and making a mess. So far, so typical. She gives the two lazy cats (Tom and someone else who isn't named) and ultimatum-the one that catches Jerry will not be thrown out.Cue the usual chases around the house and tricks using household objects in a cartoon that is so generic and formulaic it's almost a cut and paste of many other T&J shorts strung along in succession for 7 minutes. Yes, there are laughs, but it's utterly forgettable and average at best.
looneythad Tom and Butch Cat fight over the capture of Jerry Mouse because the one who doesn't catch Jerry gets kicked out. The two cats dress in their master's clothing to disguise themselves and lets the other have it! Confused, Tom and Butch whack their master's rear and all three of them get kicked out.