Ben and Me
The hysterical saga of Ben Franklin and his revolutionary mouse!
1953 | 25m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Hamilton Luske |
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| Writer: | Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Del Connell, Ted Sears, Robert Lawson |
| Staring: |
| A revisionist version of American history as a small mouse comes to live with Benjamin Franklin and turns out to be responsible for many of his ideas; including the beginning of the Declaration of Independance! | |
| Release Date: | Nov 11, 1953 |
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| Director: | Hamilton Luske |
| Writer: | Bill Peet, Winston Hibler, Del Connell, Ted Sears, Robert Lawson |
| Genres: | Animation, Comedy, Family |
| Keywords | historical figure, short film, ben franklin |
| Production Companies | Buena Vista Pictures, Walt Disney Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 30, 2026 Entered: Apr 20, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Sterling Holloway | Amos Mouse (voice) |
| Charles Ruggles | Ben Franklin (voice) |
| Hans Conried | Tom Jefferson / Crook (voice) |
| Bill Thompson | Governor Keith / Tour Guide (voice) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Hamilton Luske | Director |
| Bill Peet | Story |
| Winston Hibler | Adaptation |
| Del Connell | Adaptation |
| Ken Anderson | Art Direction |
| Ted Sears | Adaptation |
| Robert Lawson | Original Story |
| Oliver Wallace | Original Music Composer |
| Claude Coats | Art Direction |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Walt Disney | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Guess what? It turns out that the much lauded Benjamin Franklin wasn’t actually one of the architects of American independence after all. Nope. It was his mousey friend “Amos” who came up with all that “we the people” malarkey. After Benjamin had visited King George III and left with short shrift, h ... e returned home to colonies full to brimming with folks like Thomas Jefferson determined that it is time to sever the links with the mother country. Treason? They’ll all be hanged? Well first things first, they have to come up with a declaration that will set their daring vision onto paper and into motion. Thing is, they just can’t find the words. Well, not for the first time, that’s where the eloquent ball of fur comes to the fore and the rest is history… Well if Scottish history sees no problem awarding credit for it’s rebellions to a spider, then why not the US of A according the same accolades to a wily and journalistic critter that is colourfully and mischievously depicted here. It’s good fun with some entertaining dialogue from both the kite-flying mouse and his printer mentor. History, schmistory - maybe there really was a mouse on the moon, too?