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Historical Figure | Ben Franklin
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Best Short Subject Tworeel | 1954 | Walt
When originally released to theaters, this 21-minute cartoon short was double billed with the Walt Disney film The Living Desert (1953) as a 90-minute package deal. This and "The Living Desert" were the first to be released by Buena Vista. RKO continued to distribute Disney's cartoons until 1956. RKO shut down in 1957.
When Amos is drawing up the BINDING contract with Ben, watch the gestures of his tail as he spells out this word.
In the book, some others historical figures have their own mouse companions the way Ben has Amos. Thomas Jefferson's mouse Red, whose name is repurposed in the film as Jefferson's own nickname, writes a document declaring that mice will fight for freedom against cats. Amos proofreads Red's document and repurposes it for the opening passage of the Declaration of Independence. In the film, Amos comes up with the Declaration's opening himself.
Amos states early in the film that his journey started in "the Winter of 1745.." and he is last seen with Ben at the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This would make him at least 31 years old, a considerable age regarding the fact that mice can usually just live up to 2 years.
Stars Charles Ruggles (Benjamin Franklin) and Hans Conried (Thomas Jefferson) later starred in The Bullwinkle Show (1959), with Ruggles as Aesop in the Aesop & Son (1976) segments, and Conreid as Snidely Whiplash in The Dudley Do-Right Show (1969) segments.
"[after Amos is nearly killed during the kite experiment] Ben Franklin: Amos, speak to me. Was it electricity? Amos Mouse: Was it electricity? [shouting, with lightning coming out of his mouth] Amos Mouse: WAS IT ELECTRICITY? Goodbye! Goodbye, and forever!"
"Amos Mouse: [voiceover] I was born and raised in Philadelphia, in the old church down on Second Street. Our home was in the vestry, behind the paneling. There were 26 children in the family, and with that many mouths to feed, we were naturally quite poor. In fact, as poor as church mice. And since I was the oldest, I determined to set out into the world and make my own way. If I was successful, I could help the others. But, in any case, there would be one less mouse to feed."
