| Jack Benny | ... | Jack (voice) | |
| Mary Livingstone | ... | Mary (voice) | |
| Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson | ... | Rochester (voice) (as Rochester) | |
| Don Wilson | ... | Don (voice) | |
| Mel Blanc | ... | The Maxwell / Ed the Vault Guard (voice) |
Directed by | |||
| Robert McKimson | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Tedd Pierce | (story) | |
Produced by | |||
| John W. Burton | .... | producer (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Milt Franklyn | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Treg Brown | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Treg Brown | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
Animation Department | |||
| Warren Batchelder | .... | animator | |
| Ted Bonnicksen | .... | animator | |
| George Grandpré | .... | animator | |
| Robert Gribbroek | .... | layout artist | |
| Tom Ray | .... | animator | |
| Bob Singer | .... | background artist | |
Music Department | |||
| Milt Franklyn | .... | musical director (uncredited) | |
| Milt Franklyn | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Dan Luby | .... | musician: violin (uncredited) | |
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As a British viewer, Robert Mckimson's 'The Mouse That Jack Built' goes completely over my head. Jack Benny was never a big celebrity in the UK and I have never been exposed to any of his work. Unlike McKimson's earlier TV parody 'The Honey Mousers', 'The Mouse That Jack Built' relies heavily on the audience being familiar with the source material. Since I am not even slightly aware of Benny's work, 'The Mouse That Jack Built' is completely bewildering to me. I have to say that even without any knowledge of what is being parodied, 'The Mouse That Jack Built' seems significantly weaker that 'The Honey Mousers', relying on constant references and celebrity voiceovers rather than any real plot. The ending, in which Benny makes a live action cameo, looks especially unfunny. But I hold my hands up and admit I could be wrong. There's simply no way to tell and, from my standpoint of total ignorance, I don't think I should even really rate this cartoon that was intended for a different audience entirely.