''Mighty Mouse in Gypsy Life'' is a 1945
Mighty Mouse
Mighty Mouse is an American animated Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic superhero mouse character created by the Terrytoons studio for 20th Century Fox. The character was originally called Super Mouse, and made his debut in the 1942 short ''Th ...
cartoon that was nominated for an
Oscar
Oscar, OSCAR, or The Oscar may refer to:
People
* Oscar (given name), an Irish- and English-language name also used in other languages; the article includes the names Oskar, Oskari, Oszkár, Óscar, and other forms.
* Oscar (Irish mythology), ...
in the 18th Annual Academy Awards and is produced by
Paul Terry and directed by
Connie Rasinski
J. Conrad "Connie" Rasinski (January 28, 1907 in Torrington, Connecticut – October 13, 1965 in Larchmont, New York) was an animation director who did the 1952 animated short "Hansel and Gretel" among others. Rasinski's "House of Hashimoto" was ...
. This film was originally released theatrically by
20th Century Fox
20th Century Studios, Inc. (previously known as 20th Century Fox) is an American film production company headquartered at the Fox Studio Lot in the Century City area of Los Angeles. As of 2019, it serves as a film production arm of Walt Dis ...
.
Summary
In the cartoon, Mighty Mouse tries to save
gypsy mice from cat bats.
Accolades
This is the only Mighty Mouse cartoon that was nominated for an Oscar even though it lost to a
Tom and Jerry
''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series c ...
cartoon called ''
Quiet Please!
This is a complete list of the 164 shorts in the ''Tom and Jerry'' series produced and released between 1940 and 2014. Of these, 162 are theatrical shorts, one is a made-for-TV short, and one is a 2-minute sketch shown as part of a telethon.
...
'', released in 1945.
Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Mighty Mouse
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See also
*1945 in film
The year 1945 in film involved some significant events.
Top-grossing films (U.S.)
The top ten 1945 released films by box office gross in North America are as follows:
Events
* January 26 – The film ''National Velvet'', starring Mickey Roon ...
*Operetta
Operetta is a form of theatre and a genre of light opera. It includes spoken dialogue, songs, and dances. It is lighter than opera in terms of its music, orchestral size, length of the work, and at face value, subject matter. Apart from its s ...
References
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1945 films
Terrytoons shorts
American animated superhero films
Fictional representations of Romani people
American animated science fiction films
20th Century Fox short films
Films directed by Connie Rasinski
American animated short films
1945 animated films
1940s American animated films