The Little Orphan
1949 animated short film by William Hanna, Joseph Barbera / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Little Orphan is a 1949 American one-reel animated cartoon and the 40th Tom and Jerry cartoon, released in theaters on April 30, 1949 by Metro-Goldwyn Mayer.[1] It was produced by Fred Quimby and directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, with music by Scott Bradley. The cartoon was animated by Irven Spence, Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge and Ray Patterson. The short features Nibbles, a young mouse who is insatiably hungry.[2]
The Little Orphan | |
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Directed by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Story by | William Hanna Joseph Barbera |
Produced by | Fred Quimby |
Starring | William Hanna (as Tom and Jerry) |
Music by | Scott Bradley |
Animation by | Irven Spence Kenneth Muse Ed Barge Ray Patterson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer |
Release date | April 30, 1949 |
Running time | 7:50 |
Language | none (text in English) |
The Little Orphan won the 1948 Academy Award for Best Short Subject: Cartoons, the fifth Oscar (of seven) given to Tom and Jerry.[citation needed] Though the cartoon was released in 1949, it won its Oscar the previous year, tying them with Disney's Silly Symphonies with the record of the most Oscars.