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Ben and Me (1953)A mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence. Director:Hamilton Luske |
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Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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| Sterling Holloway | ... |
Amos Mouse
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| Hans Conried | ... |
Tom Jefferson /
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Amos, a poor church mouse, sets out to find work, since his family of 26 is starving. He's rejected by several places and takes refuge in the run-down print shop of Ben Franklin. Quickly, he gives Ben the ideas for the Franklin stove, bifocal lenses, and the newspaper the Pennsylvania Gazette as Ben's creditors are threatening to shut him down in 24 hours. The paper is an instant hit and Ben prospers. With Amos hidden in his hat prompting him, Ben seems much brighter than he is. However, when Amos is attached to Ben's kite and gets hit by lighting, he leaves. Later, in the summer of 1776, Ben is desperate and begs Amos to return. He agrees but only if Ben will sign a contract. The next day, as they are beginning their talks, Thomas Jefferson drops by for help with the wording the opening of the Declaration of Independence, and as Ben reads the opening words of the contract, Jefferson says, "That's it!" Written by Jon Reeves <jreeves@imdb.com>
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mouse | declaration of independence | thomas jefferson | kite | newspaper |Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
10 November 1953 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Ben ja minä See more »Filming Locations:
Walt Disney Studios, 500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, USACompany Credits
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When Amos is drawing up the BINDING contract with Ben, watch the gestures of his tail as he spells out this word. See more »Goofs
Governor William Keith was the benefactor who took over the teenage Benjamin Franklin's newspaper apprenticeship in 1723 (sending him from Pennsylvania to London), and then made Franklin the scapegoat for Keith's financial mistakes. The film has the two not meeting until after Franklin is an established publisher. See more »Quotes
Amos Mouse: [Voiceover] It was shortly thereafter that Ben took up kite flying. To the framework of his largest kite he fastened a small box, for it was his idea that I become the world's first flying reporter. I was so enthralled by the spectacle spread below that I failed to notice a sharp, pointed wire fixed to the kite just above my head. I was the victim of a plot!See more »
This is by far one of the cutest animated "history" lessons anyone can watch or show to children. Of course it is fictional with a mouse as the hero and main character but does present the founding of our nation and the writing of the constitution in a very entertaining matter. Amos is really portrayed as the hero in place of Benjamin Franklin, with Franklin portrayed as somewhat of a bumbling, "absent-minded" professor type. We are also shown some of Benjamin Franklin's inventions as well as some of his famous sayings scattered throughout the short movie. We do have a video version of this and I believe it is still available. I highly recommend this very entertaining and educational 25 minute feature by Disney at his best.