Disney Shorts 1931

Birthday Party January 7, 1931 available in Mickey Mouse in Black and White Minnie surprises Mickey for his birthday and (spoiler) he gets a piano, which he plays with Minnie. The rest of it is singing, dancing, playing instruments. Nothing new or special here, except that Mickey abuses exactly zero animals in this one. Maybe…

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Disney Shorts 1930

Summer January 16, 1930 available in More Silly Symphonies This is a fine short with no narrative whatsoever. It is entirely a sweet but repetitive melody set to the frolicking of a group of insects. Caterpillars turn to butterflies, insects dance and skitter across the water, etc. There was a moment toward the end when…

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Disney Shorts of 1928

Plane Crazy May 15, 1928 (silent test screening), available in the Walt Disney Treasures – Mickey Mouse In Black and White (Volume 1) In this short, (the earliest available short for Mickey Mouse, test screened before Steamboat Willie was released), Mickey is inspired by the feats of Charles Lindberg and imagines himself a famous aviator….

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