The Mouse on 57th Street

The Mouse on 57th Street
Production company	Warner Bros. Cartoons
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date	February 25, 1961
Starring	Mel Blanc
Producer(s)	John W. Burton David H. DePatie
Music composed by	Milt Franklyn
Story by	Michael Maltese
Animation	Ken Harris Richard Thompson Bob Bransford
Director(s)	Chuck Jones
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The Mouse on 57th Street is the four hundred and sixty-seventh Merrie Melodies theatrical short. It was released by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 25, 1961. It was written by Michael Maltese, produced by John W. Burton and David H. DePatie, and directed by Chuck Jones.

A country mouse, having moved to the city, decides to partake of some Rum Cake. But after having a terrible hangover, he figures that a piece of ice, known as the Sunflame Diamond, would help him cure his ailment. The diamond only causes more trouble when the shop owner announces that someone stole the diamond.

Memorable quotes

Muldoon: OH, BOY! DA DIAMOND!!!

Characters

Legend
Character debut	Speaking debut	Ep. debut	No lines	Mentioned

In order of appearance:

Character	Actor
Country mouse	Mel Blanc
Spiffany's owner	Mel Blanc
Police Officer	Mel Blanc
Officer Muldoon	Mel Blanc
Shopper	Ginny Tyler

Locations

• Earth
  • United States
    • City
      • Spiffany's
      • Lacy's

Objects

• 100-proof rum cake
• Jackhammer
• Sunflame Diamond
• Pistol
• Night stick

Vehicles

• Police car
• Subway train

Music

The music was composed by Milt Franklyn.

Release

Dates are in order of release:

• United States: February 25, 1961 in theatres

Behind the scenes

• The title is a pun on the 1933 film, The House on 56th Street.
• It is the last Merrie Melodies short that Michael Maltese wrote in the Golden Age of animation.
• It is also John W. Burton's last Merrie Melodies cartoon that he produced, as he has stepped down his role as executive producer of the cartoon division G.M. David H. DePatie, former head of Warner Bros. Commercial Films Company, would be his successor but they would both co-produce some of the remaining Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons until the 1962 Looney Tunes short, Martian Through Georgia.
• Spiffany's is a play on the Tiffany's jewelry store chain. There is also a department store called Lacy's, which is based on the Macy's department stores.
  • The 1958 Looney Tunes short A Waggily Tale, also featured a department store called Stacy's.

Home availability

• In the United States:
  • Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3