The Yankee Doodle Mouse

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The Yankee Doodle Mouse is a 1943 World War II-themed Tom and Jerry cartoon short renowned for its inventive battle gags and Academy Award-winning animated slapstick.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American animated film
Tom and Jerry cartoon
animated short film
academyAwardsEdition 16th Academy Awards
animationStudio MGM cartoon studio NERFINISHED
animationType traditional hand-drawn animation
awardReceived Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film NERFINISHED
awardYear 1944
basedOn Tom and Jerry characters created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
chronologyWithinSeries 11th Tom and Jerry short
colorProcess Technicolor
containsGagsInvolving firecrackers and explosives
household items used as military equipment
improvised weapons
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts military-style battle between Tom and Jerry
director Joseph Barbera NERFINISHED
William Hanna NERFINISHED
distributionMethod theatrical release
distributor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
era World War II propaganda era
featuresCharacter Jerry Mouse NERFINISHED
Tom Cat NERFINISHED
format theatrical short subject
franchise Tom and Jerry NERFINISHED
genre comedy
slapstick
war parody
hasGenreTag animated war comedy
hasNoDialogue true
language English
musicBy Scott Bradley NERFINISHED
notableFor inventive battle gags
war-themed slapstick comedy
originalMedium 35 mm film
partOf Golden Age of American animation NERFINISHED
producer Fred Quimby NERFINISHED
productionCompany Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Cartoon Studio NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1943-06-26
releaseYear 1943
runtimeMinutes 7
series Tom and Jerry NERFINISHED
setting World War II NERFINISHED
soundtrackType orchestral score with sound effects
studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer NERFINISHED
targetAudience general audiences
timePeriodDepicted 1940s wartime home front
title The Yankee Doodle Mouse NERFINISHED
usesTheme World War II NERFINISHED

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