Dog Trouble

Dog Trouble
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	William Hanna Joseph Barbera
Produced by	Fred Quimby
Starring	Harry Lang Lillian Randolph William Hanna Billy Bletcher
Music by	Scott Bradley
Animation by	George Gordon Bill Littlejohn Irven Spence Jack Zander Cecil Surry [1]
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	MGM Cartoons
Distributed by	Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Release dates	April 18, 1942 (1942-04-18) June 21, 1952 (1952-06-21)(re-issue)
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Dog Trouble is a 1942 ^[2] American animated short film, and is the 5th Tom and Jerry short film. It was released to theaters on April 18, 1942 by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It was produced in Technicolor by Fred Quimby, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with the music score by Scott Bradley. It was animated by George Gordon, Bill Littlejohn, Irven Spence, Jack Zander, and Cecil Surry. ^[1] It was reissued on June 21, 1952.

The cartoon introduces the character of Spike, who would later become a recurring supporting character in the Tom and Jerry and later Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer shorts, although he was unnamed in this short. In this cartoon, Spike serves as the main antagonist, forcing Tom and Jerry to work together for the first time to overcome him.

Plot

Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into the sleeping, and the unnamed bulldog later named Spike. Spike chases Tom up a lamp; and Jerry's quite amused, until Spike turns on him and traps him into a cockoo clock. Spike trades off between the two of them, until Tom climbs down the lamp, then finds himself dependings on Jerry to help Tom climb the cuckoo clock. They're both trapped, and Jerry's got an idea. As Tom keeps Spike distracted, Jerry uses a ball to yarn to tie everything to the next room. And Jerry kicks him, while "Mammy Two Shoes" comes with her wrath's to take Spike get out of the house. And to the end, the truce of Tom and Jerry ends while the Tom's tail into a mousetrap.

Voice cast

• William Hanna and Harry E. Lang as Tom's vocal effects
• Billy Bletcher as Spike (uncredited) ^[3]

• Lillian Randolph as "Mammy Two Shoes" (1942 original) (uncredited)
  • Thea Vidale as "Mammy Two Shoes" (1989 redubbed version) (uncredited)

Production

• Directed by: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Story: William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
• Animation: George Gordon, Bill Littlejohn, Irven Spence, Jack Zander, Cecil Surry ^[1]
• Music: Scott Bradley
• Produced by: Fred Quimby

Censorship

Mammy's appearance at the end was cut from TBS and TNT.^{[ citation needed ]}

Availability

VHS

• Tom & Jerry's 50th Birthday Classics ^[4]

Laserdisc

• Tom & Jerry Classics
• The Art of Tom & Jerry, Volume One

DVD

• Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection , Volume One
• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection , Volume Two, Disc 1
• Tom and Jerry: The Deluxe Anniversary Collection
• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection , Volume One, Disc 1
• Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology ^[5]

Blu-ray

• Tom and Jerry Golden Collection , Volume One, Disc 1
• Tom and Jerry: The Golden Era Anthology ^[5]

References

1. animation historian Mark Kausler, http://itsthecat.com/blog/?p=1289
2. Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. 2000. ISBN   978-0-19-511473-7.
3. Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices: of the Golden Age, 1930-1970 - Volume Two: Selected Filmographies with Voice Credits. Orlando: BearManor Media. ISBN   979-8-88771-010-5 . Retrieved 30 May 2025.
4. "..:: The Tom and Jerry Online :: An UnOfficial Site Site : TOM AND JERRY DVD/VHS ::." Retrieved 2012-09-28.
5. Milligan, Mercedes (September 9, 2025). "Iconic Cartoon Duo 'Tom and Jerry' Coming to 'Golden Era Anthology' Set in December". Animation Magazine . Retrieved September 10, 2025.

External links

• Dog Trouble at IMDb