The Fifth-Column Mouse

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Animation Comedy Family Musical Short War

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.

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6.3/10

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Mel Blanc

Dumb Mouse
(voice)
(uncredited)
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Michael Maltese

Various
(voice)
(uncredited)

The Sportsmen Quartet

Vocalists
(voice)
(uncredited)

Director
- Friz Freleng
Writer
- Michael Maltese
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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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Fun Short

The Fifth Column Mouse (1943)

*** (out of 4)

Creative and fun short has a group of mice having fun inside a house when to their horror a cat gets in and soon a chase is on.

While this short is in no way, shape or form in the same league as Tom and Jerry, for the most part there are enough laughs and some great animation that keeps it entertaining. I was really impressed with the animation including one great shot where we see the cat's mouth and teeth with a mouse inside it. The details to the teeth and mouth were just terrific. There's plenty of fun action throughout the running time as the mice finally get enough of the cat and decide to give him a taste of his own medicine.