An animated featurette adapting Robert Lawson's book, which tells American history with a twist: Amos, a poor church mouse, is secretly the brains behind Benjamin Franklin's famous accomplishments. Bill Peet adapted the story for the screen.
IN THE FAMILY'S WORDS
Bill adapted Robert Lawson's story of Amos Mouse for the screen. According to the story, Amos was the brains behind Ben Franklin's remarkable accomplishments.
His contribution
Bill handled the story adaptation, translating Lawson's gently subversive conceit, that a mouse quietly steered one of America's founding fathers, into Disney animation. The pairing of a small, overlooked hero with a larger-than-life partner gave Bill the kind of character relationship he most enjoyed staging.
Story sketches
FILM FACTS
- RELEASED
- November 10, 1953
- DIRECTOR
- Hamilton Luske
- BASED ON
- Ben and Me by Robert Lawson (1939)
- BILL'S ROLE
- Story Adaptation
- RUNTIME
- 21 min
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