The Invisible Mouse (1947)

Tom chases Jerry into a bottle of invisible ink, and Jerry then proceeds to have fun torturing Tom.

Directors:

Joseph Barbera, William Hanna

Storyline

Tom chases Jerry into a bottle of invisible ink, and Jerry then proceeds to have fun torturing Tom.

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Plot Keywords:

invisible ink | cat versus mouse | cartoon cat | candy dish | cat versus dog | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Short | Comedy

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 September 1947 (USA)

Also Known As:

O Rato Invisível

Company Credits

Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

7 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

After Jerry stops bothering Tom continuously, Tom hears munches while Jerry is eating a banana, Tom discovers Jerry's shadow, while Jerry is still invisible.

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Crazy Credits

Just after Tom locates Jerry seeing his shadow (that should not be revealed) Tom chases Jerry to the refrigerator, where Jerry hides. While Jerry is below the refrigerator, Tom quickly throws flour, on the floor, so Tom can see Jerry's footsteps, when Jerry runs out from the refrigerator, quickly, after seeing a footstep, on the flour Tom tries to hit Jerry but misses him then Jerry quickly spells out "Missed me!" and in cursive handwriting.

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Connections

Followed by Tom's Photo Finish (1957)

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Soundtracks

"Here's to the Girls"
Music by Roger Edens
Lyrics by Arthur Freed

User Reviews

Drawn Out

The basic joke here is simple. These characters -- all cartoon characters of the era -- are drawn on paper with ink. So using "invisible ink" will make a character invisible.

I'm sure this isn't the first cartoon that implicitly plays with the notion that the characters are drawings on a page. (I'd like to know which was the first.) And this is a pretty subtle reference. But we get it without even thinking about it.

Other than that, the chases and such are ordinary, most involving techniques Tom uses to make Jerry visible.

Ted's Evaluation -- 1 of 3: You can find something better to do with this part of your life.