Fifth Column Mouse
About Fifth Column Mouse
Brown mice swim and play in a kitchen sink while "Ain't We Got Fun" plays. A cat slips in, buys a dim grey mouse with cheese, and sends him to sell the others on peace. The brown mice wait on the cat until he announces he wants a fat, tender mouse for dinner. They bolt, build a mechanical bulldog, drive him out, and shave him nearly bald. The grey mouse tries to grab the credit and gets a pie in the face.
Cast & crew
More about Fifth Column Mouse
Friz Freleng directed this Merrie Melodies short. Michael Maltese wrote the story. Leon Schlesinger produced it. Warner Bros. released it on 6 March 1943. Ken Champin animated. It runs 7 minutes, in Technicolor. Mel Blanc supplies the voice.
Themes
Background
Schlesinger released the cartoon on 6 March 1943, while the United States was fighting Germany, Italy, and Japan.
Music
Carl W. Stalling scored it, using "Ain't We Got Fun" and "We Did It Before and We Can Do It Again."
Notes
- The cat stands for the Axis. The grey mouse is the fifth column, arguing that the house should appease the cat.
- When the grey mouse claims the win he quotes the catchphrase "I Dood it.
- The title is also written The Fifth-Column Mouse.
Scenes
- The mice wheel out a mechanical bulldog and shave the cat nearly bald.
