The Truce Hurts
- Studio
- MGM
- Distributor
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Synopsis
Butch (Spike) is convinced that dogs can get along with cats... and that cats can get along with mice. So Tom, Jerry and Butch sign a truce saying that they will never fight again. All goes well until they find a huge piece of meat and cannot agree how to share it.
Characters
Tom, Jerry, Butch (Spike)
Credits
Directing
- Director
- William Hanna, Joseph Barbera
Producing
- Producer
- Fred Quimby
Voices
- Voice
- Billy Bletcher (Butch)
Music
- Music
- Scott Bradley
Animation
- Animator
- Kenneth Muse, Ed Barge, Ray Patterson, Irv Spence
Production notes
The scene in which a truck splashes Spike, Tom and Jerry and leaves them in blackface is cut from T.V. prints.
Pictures
Reviews
The Truce Hurts
One of the PRIME ESSENTIALS among Tom & Jerry cartoons. It reminds the viewer that ALL THREE of these guys can be the culprit from time to time (actually, the bulldog is technically THE culprit here).
The Truce Hurts
This film seems to be well remembered as the time Tom & Jerry signed a peace treaty. Things are idyllic for a time but, predictably, it goes sour. Probably the most memorable moment was the endless fight involving a pipe, a frying pan, and a baseball bat that the two plus Butch the dog engage in at the beginning and end of the short. I enjoyed one a bunch and you should try to catch it on Cartoon Network.