Walt Disney is synonymous with animation industry. He has been the man behind development and production of cartoons. Walt holds the feat of being the first individual for having 59 Oscar nominations and winning 22 of them. In 1928 he developed his first most successful character ‘Mickey Mouse.’ In early years he also voiced his characters. Technical developments in cameras, synchronized sounds and feature-length cartoons were introduced by Disney.
A cartoon series titled ‘Silly Symphonies’ were created by him in 1929. The first coloured cartoon by Disney that became the first cartoon to win an Academy Award was ‘Flowers and Trees.’ Some of his other successful features, animated and live-action films include ‘Cinderella,’ ‘Bambi,’ ‘Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs,’ ‘The Jungle Book,’ ‘Alice in Wonderland,’ ‘Sleeping Beauty,’ ‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘Pinocchio,’ ‘Dumbo,’ ‘Fantasia,’ and many more. Disney ventured into the amusement park industry and opened ‘Disneyland’ in 1955.
One of the greatest animated classics of all time, Fantasia starring Mickey Mouse, consists of eight segments with music by Leopold Stokowski. The segments consist of Toccata and Fugue in D Minor, The Nutcracker Suite, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Rite of Spring, The Pastoral Symphony, Dance of the Hours, and Night on Bald Mountain and Ave Maria.
Disney’s first animated feature depicts beautiful Princess Snow White whose jealous stepmother, the Queen, orders huntsman to kill her. When Queen realizes that Snow White is alive and has befriended 7 dwarfs in woods, she takes disguise to poison unsuspecting Snow White into death-like sleep. The saddened dwarfs keep vigil as they await the magic of love to bring her back to life.
Mowgli, a human child abandoned in the jungle following an accident, is found by black panther Bagheera and is raised by female wolf Raksha. When man-eating Bengal tiger Shere Khan returns in the vicinity ten years later, Bagheera, along with Mowgli's new fun-loving friend, sloth bear Baloo, attempt to convince Mowgli to head for the nearest Man-Village.
The animated Disney short revolves around Mickey having a nightmare that a mad scientist has kidnapped his dog, Pluto, with the intention of putting Pluto’s head on a chicken. As Mickey tries to rescue Pluto he himself gets caught by the scientist.
The Little House is an animated short film, which centers on a small house built at the top of a small hill, far out in the country in the beginning of the 20th century in America.
Pinocchio is an animated Disney film that revolves around a puppet named Pinocchio created by a wood carver to be his son, and after a fairy makes him come to life, he must prove himself worthy of being alive. With the aid of his appointed 'conscience', Jiminy Cricket, Pinocchio stumbles through some events before finally turning into a real boy.
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy are three inept firemen who are called upon to extinguish a fire at a hotel. While doing their job they discover, Clarabelle Cow is taking a shower upstairs, unaware of the fire. As they try to rescue her, she mistakes them for kidnappers leading to hilarious results.
Unable to pay their rent on time, Mickey and Donald are being forcibly evicted from their house by the ill-mannered Sheriff Pete. Mickey and Donald try to use Goofy and his delivery van to relocate with all of their belongings before Pete comes back. Unfortunately, for them, it’s easier said than done.
Two groups of tourists, one consisting of humans and the other consisting of mice, are on a visit to the statue of Benjamin Franklin. While the men stand in front of the statue to discuss Benjamin’s achievements the mice climbs up to his hat to tell the story of Amos and Ben.
Symphony Hour is an animated short comedy film, showing the popular animated character Mickey Mouse as he directs a radio orchestra. Although the sponsor loves the rehearsal, during the actual performance, Mickey’s friend Goofy creates chaos by dropping all the instruments under an elevator.
Based on an original short story by Bill Peet, Susie the Little Blue Coupe is an animated short film, which revolves around the eventful life of a little blue car.
In this animated comedy short film, Mickey Mouse is shown as a mischievous pilot at a steamboat which is being commanded by the tyrannical Captain Pete.
Alice, a young girl, is a day dreamer who dislikes literature or poems. One day while following a large rabbit, she accidentally falls into rabbit hole and finds herself in a vibrant wonderland. During her adventurous journey, she meets various characters like the Mad Hatter, the March Hare and the Cheshire Cat. She also encounters the king and the queen with their army of playing cards.
Also called Mickey's Lucky Break and Mickey Plays Santa in certain home video releases, this short animation film depicts Mickey as street performer, playing his cello on a Christmas day, getting nails and bolts in return. But that does not stop him from delivering food and toys to a poor cat family dressed as Santa.
Bored with his bachelor life, pet Dalmatian Pongo manipulates his owner Roger Radcliffe into meeting Anita and her pet female Dalmatian Perdita. As their owners fall in love and marry, the Dalmatian pair has a litter of 15 puppies, which attracts the attention of Anita's wealthy former classmate Cruella De Vil who wants to make a dog-skin coat.
Adapted from the book of Austrian author Felix Salten, this movie is considered a Disney classic. The plot revolves around a fawn Bambi who is in line to inherit the title of prince of the forest. As Bambi grows up with his friends, Thumper and Flower, and flirts with Faline, he also faces danger from the hunters and realises that becoming a prince is not so easy.
A short from ‘Mickey Mouse’ series, it intertwines different storylines. Minnie is learning to skate with Mickey’s help, while Goofy is ice-fishing by dropping tobacco in water so that the fish would come up to spit. Donald is having fun by strapping skates to Pluto; but he himself gets into trouble when he is nearly blown away, and is saved by Mickey.
The Disney animated short centers on Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto climbing the Alps to look for an eagle’s egg. However, hilarious misadventures follow as their quest leads to a confrontation with mother eagle, a mountain goat, and Pluto getting drunk.
Dumbo, a baby elephant born with extraordinarily big ears, is mocked by others and later gets separated from his mother when she tries to protect him. After an accident, he is even made to perform like a clown. However, his friend, Timothy Mouse, discovers a secret about his large ears and encourages Dumbo to use it to gain fame.
Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Donald Duck try to build a boat from fold-out-parts which came with the instructions that all they have to do is put the parts together. Despite making a complete mess out of the process they finally succeed but their first voyage turns out to be the boat’s last one as well.
The cartoon-film follows Pluto who rushes a kitten and gets scolded by Mickey that he will have to answer this on judgment day. As a dejected Pluto falls asleep, he dreams of facing a trial in hell with angry cats as judge and jury, who declare him guilty. He wakes up in time before being punished, and learns to love the kitten.
Jealous of Magician Mickey’s popularity, Donald Duck is continuously trying to heckle him. But each time, Mickey is able to turn the table on him, making him a victim of his own tricks, until he shoots Mickey’s flare gun.
The Cold-Blooded Penguin tells the story Pablo the Penguin, who had a dream of moving to a warmer climate, and he also makes several attempts, failing each time. He eventually finds success after making a boat with a chunk of ice.
In this short cartoon, Mickey is seen reading Gulliver’s Travels while his charges are playing with a drum, pretending it was a boat. To calm them down, he tells them Gulliver’s story, putting himself in the place of the shipwrecked sailor, pretending that it all happened to him, ending it with how he killed a giant spider. But just then, somebody dangles a fake spider in front of him.
The movie tells the story of King Arthur and his rise from humble beginnings to the throne of England. 12 years old Arthur who is known as Wart, stumbles upon the wizard Merlin in a forest, who proclaims Arthur is destined for greatness. The prophecy comes true when he retrieves Uther Pendragon’s sword from the stone.
The story centers on Mickey’s attempts to get rid of the insects in his garden by spraying bug poison on them. In the midst of the operation, he finds the spray pump blocked and while he is busy unblocking it, Pluto with his head stuck in a pumpkin bumps into him, hitting Mickey with his own spray pump, making him hallucinate.
The cartoon features a polo game between four Disney characters, namely Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Big Bad Wolf and Donald Duck, and four cartoon versions of real-life movie stars, namely Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Harpo Marx and Charlie Chaplin. The game starts when Jack Holt, the referee, throws the ball and with that all hell breaks loose.
Mickey, Goofy, and Donald are the not-so-skilled mechanics at a car service station where Peg-leg Pete brings his car because it continually squeaks Yankee Doodle. Scared of Pete’s ‘10 minutes’ deadline, they tumble around, but finally succeed in discovering the cause – a grasshopper. However, in their attempts to put the car back together, they end up making a mess of the automobile.
Mickey rescues Minnie Mouse from the cold, but after that, he has to deal with Pete, who tries to snatch her away.
Pecos Bill is an animated short film, which revolves around the life of a legendary Texas cowboy and his horse Widowmaker.
After Mickey Mouse takes shelter in a house during a stormy night, he is horrified to find that the house is haunted. As the ghosts, skeletons, and a cloaked figure scare and force Mickey to play the organ, Mickey tries to find a way to escape.
Intending to travel to Pomona, Mickey Mouse and Pluto board a train at Burbank station; but are promptly kicked out by Pete the conductor, who declares that dogs are not allowed. Not one to give up, Mickey Mouse smuggles in Pluto in a suitcase just as the train is about leave. However, their trouble is far from over.
Donald Duck and Goofy disguise themselves in a female moose costume so that they lure a male moose for hunter Mickey Mouse. Unfortunately, when a large red bull moose actually answers the costumed moose’s mating call, Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find that it is more than they can handle.
Mickey Mouse is working at a construction site, operating a steam shovel under the supervision of the main antagonist, Peg-Leg Pete. At this juncture, Minnie Mouse comes on a cart pulled by Pluto with boxes of lunches for sale. The trouble starts when Mickey tries to retrieve Minnie’s hat which has blown off and landed near him.
Mickey Mouse is the ring master of a circus show. Performing with him are Donald Duck and his team of three sea lions. The first act is juggling, which is more or less successful; but as soon as it is finished the sea lions start asking for food. Donald has come ready for it, but before he can finish feeding, a pup steals a fish, creating a chaos.
The black and white Mickey Mouse short depicts the premier of Mickey’s latest cartoon, ‘Galloping Romance’ at the Grauman’s Chinese Theater. The premier is attended by Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Clarabelle and Horace who arrive in a limo and walk the red carpet. All the celebrities and eminent actors of the time are present to congratulate and cheer Mickey and his team.
After his parents get separated, Johnny, a seven year old boy visits the plantation of his grandmother for an extended stay. He soon befriends Uncle Remus, who works at the plantation. He tells Johnny the stories of Brer Rabbit, and through these stories Johnny learns how to cope with the problems he faces in his life.
Pluto rescues a bag floating in the ice only to find a kitten inside. When the kitten follows him home, Mickey Mouse adopts the kitten, raising feelings of extreme jealousy in Pluto. Pluto must battle his good and bad side when he accidentally endangers the kitten’s life.
The animated short finds Mickey Mouse and his friends, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, and Pluto vacationing in Hawaii. Full of humorous misadventures, the friends continuously find themselves in trouble but end up enjoying their holiday anyway.
Mickey and his crew, Donald and Goofy, are working on his tugboat when they receive a distress call from a sinking ship. Hurriedly they get underway, but forget to cast-off, dragging half the dock along. As Donald struggles with the pistons, Goofy mistakenly overloads the boiler with coal, causing big explosion. Later, they realize that the SOS was only a radio show.
The Worm Turns is an animated short comedy film, revolving around mad scientist Mickey, who after brewing up a new potion, tries it out on different test subjects.
Mickey, Goofy and Donald Duck go whaling on a whaling boat. As usual, disasters keep happening from the very start; but it reaches the climax when Goofy and Donald spot a sleeping whale and try to harpoon it.
The truck carrying a talking parrot drives into some obstacle and the parrot lands at Mickey’s doorstep. On a newsflash, Mickey and Pluto learn about an escaped criminal, Machine-Gun Butch. Afraid that Butch is in the basement, Mickey descends stealthily. Pluto hears the parrot talk, but thinks it’s the fish. Finally, they are relieved to find that it’s parrot and not Butch.
Mickey Mouse takes Pluto to a high-society dog show where Pluto gets enchanted by a Pekingese, Fifi. When the judge makes fun of Pluto, he goes after the judge; consequently, Mickey and Pluto are thrown out. Then a fire starts at the venue with Fifi stuck inside. Pluto fearlessly rescues Fifi from the burning building, and receives a medal for his bravery.
After being enhanced by scary stories on the radio and books, Donald Duck’s imagination moves into a seemingly real crime world.
Two-Gun Mickey is an animated short comedy western film, which tells the story of Micky Mouse, who tries to rescue cowgirl Minnie, after she is pursued by a bandit Pete.
Camping Out is an animated musical comedy short film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse and his friends while they are out camping. However, things take a turn for the worse, when they are attacked by a horde of angry mosquitoes.
Giantland is an animated comedy short film which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he tells the mice children the well-known fairy tale of Jack and the Beanstalk. However, Mickey inserts himself in the role of the main character Jack.
Based on the Greek folktale, this animated film tells the story of King Midas, who gains the ability to turn anything he touches into gold. However, he eventually realizes that it is more of a curse than a blessing.
Mickey is getting ready to conduct an opera wherein Donald Duck and Clara Cluck sing a duet. Pluto, whom Mickey had earlier banished to the backstage, crashes into magician’s props and discovers magic hat. As the opera starts, Pluto enters the stage chasing the magic hat which falls into a tuba. Mickey is all exasperated as the hat’s animals fill the stage.
The Pointer is an animated short comedy film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto, as they are hunting for quail. However, their hunting trip turns into a disaster, when Mickey wakes up a bear.
Set in 1890s, the short begins with Mickey Mouse meeting lovely Minnie in a public park one spring day. Developing an instant liking for each other, they attend a vaudeville show together before going for a ride in a Brass era car, delighting Goofy and the Duck family; but scaring horses and cows, on the way.
Chip and Dale, two chipmunk rodents, set up a house in the wooden stove of Mickey Mouse’s cabin. Therefore, Mickey Mouse’s matches keep going out whenever he tries to light a fire. However, Mickey’s dog Pluto knows about them and this leads to a confrontation between Pluto and the chipmunks.
When the firehouse alarm bell rings, Mickey and his team of fire-fighters rush towards a burning apartment building. As the nearby hydrant is not properly functioning, Horace Horsecollar puts out the fire with drinks of water from a pond. Climbing on a neighboring building, Mickey uses clothesline to cross to where Minnie is trapped on the upper floor and saves her heroically.
Goliath I, the biggest elephant of the jungle, is unhappy with Goliath II, his 8-year-old miniature son. But Goliath’s loving mother protects him, especially from Raja, the tiger. Once Goliath runs away, lands in trouble, and receives spanking after being rescued by mother. When the herd encounters a mouse, all elephants panic, but Goliath bravely defeats the mouse, earning his father’s respect.
Barnyard Olympics is an animated comedy short film which revolves around Mickey Mouse and his friends who stage a small Olympics in a makeshift stadium inside a farm.
While going through financial difficulties, the owner of a ship conspires with the captain to sink the ship in order to collect the insurance money. The captain agrees, but soon he realizes that his daughter and her lover are on the ship.
While Mickey and Minnie is out on a picnic, Mortimer Mouse, Minnie’s old sweetheart, arrives. Mortimer, who strives for Minnie’s affection, starts playing practical jokes on Mickey.
The Little Whirlwind is an animated short comedy film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse, who tries to chase away a tiny tornado with a mind of its own. However, the tornado goes off and gets his big brother, who comes and makes a huge mess of Minnie’s yard.
Mickey Mouse gets into bed after his nighttime prayers and soon falls asleep. He dreams about proposing to Minnie Mouse. One day, after they're happily married, Mickey is in the garden with Pluto when a stork sends a bunch of baby mice down their chimney. But the stork never stops.
Mickey Mouse is working as a mail pilot and is entrusted with a chest of money. He battles rain and snow on his journey, but Pete, who is equipped with a machine gun and a harpoon cannon, pursues him. After putting up a tough fight, Mickey Mouse manages to demolish Pete’s plane, and hand him over to the authorities, as well as deliver the money.
Mickey is leading his ‘Manglers’ against Pete’s team in a big football game, with Goofy trying his best as radio announcer and Pluto working as water dog. An animation short full of action and gags where Mickey uses heavy teammate as steamroller to flatten their opponents, then ambulance driver rolls them and takes away…. and lastly, Mickey scores the winning touchdown!
Mickey Mouse is driving a taxicab in the city, and picks up an enormous pig as a passenger. However, the pig is too fat and this leads to problems.
The Mad Dog is an animated comedy short film which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he tries to give a bath to Pluto Dog. Pluto tries to run away, and is mistaken for a rabid dog, and eventually a dogcatcher tries to shoot him down.
Pluto rescues a litter of kittens from river, but as Mickey and Minnie pamper them and blame Pluto for their mischief, Pluto’s devil-self starts popping its head, prodding him to chase the kittens out. When dejected Pluto walks out, the kittens follow and fall in the well. Pluto’s angel-self wins over as he again rescues them, regaining his place in Mickey’s heart.
Mickey Mouse lies in bed like a lord, where he gets served breakfast by his dog Pluto. He next sends Pluto to fetch the newspaper, and gives him a coin for the vending machine. However, the task is not as easy for Pluto as it seems to be.
Mickey Mouse rides his ostrich up to the bar Cantina Argentina and dances and flirts with Minnie Mouse. But soon wanted outlaw Black Pete kidnaps Minnie and Mickey is forced to chase him on his ostrich. When he catches up to them, Mickey emerges victorious in a sword fight and rides away with Minnie.
Mickey Mouse receives a baby elephant, which a friend ships to him, as a playmate for his dog Pluto. However, Pluto’s devil self tells him that he is being replaced, and tells him to attack the elephant with red pepper.
Mickey’s Amateurs is an animated short comedy film, which revolves around a radio show hosted by Mickey Mouse, where Donald Duck, Clara Cluck and Goofy are participants.
Bongo is an animated comedy short film, which tells the story of a performing bear, who escapes from the circus, and tries to adapt to life in the wild.
After a gorilla escapes, Mickey Mouse panics and calls Minnie Mouse. However, she claims that she is not afraid and plays a song to show it. Things take a turn when the gorilla comes up from behind her and grabs her. Now it is up to Mickey Mouse to save her.
Mickey and friends are having fun on the beach. Clarabelle loses her swimsuit in which Mickey gets entangled, receiving good whacking from Clarabelle. Pluto first chases a crab, then accidently drags a displeased octopus ashore while retrieving string of sausages tossed by Mickey. The menacing octopus disrupts the party, but Mickey gets rid of it by lassoing it with rope and anchor.
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are on a vacation in Arabia, but soon a sultan kidnaps Minnie. Therefore Mickey tries his best to rescue her from the sultan’s palace.
This animated short comedy film revolves around the story of the friendship between a pelican and a snipe.
Mickey Mouse, the wandering minstrel of the Middle Ages, notices Princess Minnie in a tower. The king wants daughter Minnie to marry Prince Dippy Dawg, and locks her in the tower when she refuses. Mickey helps her escape, but the king, who spots him, orders to chop off Mickey’s head. Will Mickey and Minnie get a chance to live happily ever after?
The Fox Hunt is an animated short comedy film, revolving around fox-hunters Goofy and Donald Duck, as they have to deal with unruly hounds and a timid horse.
Mickey’s friends throw a surprise birthday party for Mickey who receives a gift of music player. While everyone keeps Mickey busy with music and dance, Goofy tries to bake a cake. Even after several attempts when he can’t get it right, Goofy gets a cake from bakery. As everyone sings birthday song, Goofy trips, accidently throwing cake on Mickey, who just laughs.
Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck take a few mouse boys on a picnic. However, the boys take a liking to torment Donald, in several ways, like giving him with a sandwich with a bee inside it.
Mickey’s Revue is an animated comedy film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he is conducting an orchestra, while his Pluto dog tries to sneak on stage.
Orphan’s Benefit is an animated short film revolving around Mickey Mouse, who, in order to raise money for few orphaned mice, puts on a big show.
Mickey is woken by Minnie’s call when he forgets his date and oversleeps. With Pluto’s help Mickey hastily gets dressed, but forgets the tickets; so Pluto rushes after him. As Mickey tries to retrieve his hat that is fallen in garbage can, Pluto accidently knocks the trash, spoiling Mickey’s tuxedo. However, Minnie finds it appropriate, as the party theme is ‘hard times.’
Pluto’s Magic House is a short animated comedy film which tells the story of Mickey Mouse who uses a magic lamp to build a doghouse for his dog Pluto .
Mickey Mouse drives a steamroller and soon Minnie Mouse appears as the nanny of two young boys. Mickey decides to give the boys a ride on the steamroller.
Mickey’s Mechanical Man is an animated sci-fi comedy film which tells the story of a robot built by Mickey Mouse to compete in the boxing ring. However, his opponent is a giant dangerous gorilla named the Kong Killer.
The Barnyard Broadcast is an animated short comedy film which tells the story of Mickey Mouse as he is running a radio station from his barn. His friends also start playing various musical numbers. However, few kittens cause a disturbance and Mickey attempts to keep them away.
Mickey Mouse runs into a few cannibals while he is stranded on an island. They are about to cook and eat one of their own. However, Mickey scares them off and befriends the cannibal whom he calls Friday. Together they decide to build a fort to defend themselves from the cannibals.
A group of confectionary soldiers who are made of chocolate set out on a war against a neighboring cookie castle. They eventually manage to conquer the castle after defeating a group of gingerbread soldiers by using a Trojan Horse.
A remake of the 1927 cartoon Empty Socks, the short begins with a man trudging through the snow on a Christmas night, carrying a basket, which he leaves at Mickey’s door. Alerted by the bell, Mickey goes out and brings the basket in, only to find it loaded with kittens, which prove to be much too bratty for them to appreciate.
Alice visits an animation studio, where she is shown various scenes on the drawing boards, by the animators. However, the same night, this leads her to have a crazy dream.
Floating on a raft, Mickey Mouse reaches a tropical island and finds a banana to satiate his hunger. As Mickey plays a piano that was washed ashore, a seal-trio dances to the music, while a tiger-cub bangs on the keys. A gorilla takes over, but breaks the piano. Mickey is alarmed by an enraged lion that lands in crocodile’s mouth, while Mickey floats on a turtle.
The Whoopee Party is an animated short comedy film in which Mickey Mouse and his friends have a party where Minnie Mouse plays the piano, and their other friends prepare the snacks. Meanwhile, a police group is also invited to their party.
The Pet Store is an animated comedy short film which revolves around Mickey Mouse who gets a new job at a pet store. However, things get jeopardized when Beppo the Gorilla escapes and kidnaps Minnie Mouse. With the help of the animals in the store, Mickey decides to fight the gorilla and rescue her.
Although Mickey Mouse is busy with some yardwork, Pluto Dog interrupts him and creates a nuisance as he wants to play.
Unbeknownst to Minnie, her dog Fifi accidently drops popcorn kernels in Minnie’s cookies batter which she is baking for Mickey. As she forgets to remove them, the cookies start burning with popcorns popping up. While one explodes in Pluto’s tummy, Mickey sprays water on burning cookies. When Minnie starts crying, Mickey goes out and returns with a variety of cookies, making her smile.
The film revolves around Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto as they deliver an order for Minnie Mouse. Mickey then helps with the dinner preparations as well, but things turn complicated when Pluto steals the turkey.
Directed by Walt Disney, this animated short film is based on the British fairy tale of the same name.
This animated adventure anthology musical film tells us two different stories. The first story is about a circus bear who receives the Call of the Wild, i.e. the urge to return to the forests. Eventually, he manages to escape, but life in the wild is unfortunately not as idealistic as he had expected. The second story is a Disney version of the well-known story ‘Jack and the Beanstalk’, with Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Goofy in the main roles.
The comedy short takes place at a carnival site, where Cat Nipp, the barker, is trying to lure the crowds to see Minnie, "the Shimmy Dancer”. Mickey stands nearby selling hot dogs and the two gets into a brief dispute. Later, Minnie orders a hot dog from Mickey, offering to pay for it. But Mickey is already attracted towards her.
The story focuses on a revue organized for the benefit of the orphans by Mickey Mouse and his friends. In the beginning, Donald Duck comes to the stage to recite a nursery rhyme; but the orphans tease him so much that he is forced to withdraw. Undeterred, other artists continue with the show, trying to entertain the orphans .
The Barn Dance is a short animated comedy film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse and Peg-Lege Pete, as they compete for the affection of Minnie Mouse.
Mickey Mouse and several other individuals are put in prison and are forced to break rocks. But after a while, Mickey eventually breaks out a harmonica and everyone begins dancing or making music. Eventually a jail-break occurs, and Mickey starts running as well, being chased by bloodhounds.
Mother Goose Melodies is an animated short musical comedy film revolving around Old King Cole who summons various fairy tale characters for his entertainment.
Canine Caddy is an animated short comedy film, revolving around Pluto Dog, who, while carrying Mickey Mouse’s golf clubs, gets into trouble with a rodent.
This ‘Silly Symphonies’ Disney animation is part of season-based mini-series of shorts. With the arrival of spring in woodlands, ladybugs, flowers, centipedes and birds celebrate by dancing joyously to the music and eating down the food-chain. Flowers dance in quick steps while trees sway with their waving branches. Then a storm inspires grasshoppers, frogs and spiders to perform to the ‘Dance of the Hours.’
Minnie is a cantina waitress where Mickey arrives on Horace Horsecollar. While Mickey is trying to amuse Minnie with dancing, hooligan Peg-leg Pete comes in and misbehaves with Minnie. Mickey takes on the bully in a gunfight as the lights go out. When Pete rides away taking Minnie along, Mickey follows, and gets poked with cactus, but finally succeeds in rescuing Minnie.
The Duck Hunt is an animated short comedy film which revolves around Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto, as they go hunting.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is preparing a trolley to transport his bunny kids, along with few other characters. However, they come across some obstacles, which include an elderly cow who refuses to move from the tracks.
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are neighbors tending to their yards. Mickie starts singing and dancing trying to make Minnie feel special, in order to woo her.
Fishin’ Around is an animated short comedy film which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he takes Pluto Dog for fishing in a boat, to a nearby lake. However, they aren’t very successful. The fish start to mock them, and even steal their bait can. Eventually, Mickey finds himself in trouble as he had ignored the ‘No Fishing’ sign.
Donald Duck meets Pablo the Penguin, who hates the cold and a flying donkey. Together, they embark on an adventurous, fun-filled expedition across Latin America.
Mickey's Choo-Choo is an animated comedy short film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he prepares and rides an animated train.
Mickey gets ready to visit Minnie, but Pluto insists on following Mickey. As they reach Minnie’s place, Mickey, standing on Pluto at the window, watches Minnie play piano. Then Pluto runs after a cat leaving Mickey hanging by the window. Once in the house, Mickey performs some fine dance-steps to Minnie’s tunes. Chasing the cat inside, Pluto causes chaos disrupting Mickey-Minnie’s musical afternoon.
The Opry House is an animated short comedy film, revolving around Mickey Mouse as he is running a cheap opera house, where he portrays different characters including a snake charmer, a belly dancer and a long-haired pianist.
Pluto and the Armadillo is an animated short comedy film, which revolves around Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto. When Mickey throws a ball into the jungle, Pluto starts to chase it. Eventually, he makes friends with an armadillo that resembles the ball.
When Mickey and Pluto visit Minnie, Pluto is happy to meet Minnie’s dog Fifi, while Mickey presents Minnie with a box of chocolates and flowers. Mickey and Minnie play music and sing together; but when Minnie opens the chocolate box, she finds only bones inside, which sends her in a rage and she throws Mickey out. Later, realizing Pluto’s misdeed, she apologizes to Mickey.
Mickey and Minnie go for a picnic taking Minnie’s ‘Little Rover,’ who spots some rabbits and goes chasing them, pulling the car behind him. While Mickey and Minnie dance to the music of portable gramophone, the birds and squirrels make off with their picnic food. A sudden thunderstorm abruptly ends their picnic and as they drive home, Rover’s tail serves as wiper.
On a hunting trip in the woods, Mickey is accompanied by Pluto who romps around the woods. While teaching commands, Mickey throws him a stick but Pluto returns with forked branch which Mickey mistakes as antlers and shoots. Lying motionless, Pluto mischievously gives Mickey a fright. When a Moose appears, the gun falls off Mickey’s shaking hands. Can they escape to safety?
Mickey Mouse receives a kangaroo from Australia, and the two begin playing boxing with each other. Their antics, however, makes the life of Pluto miserable.
The Delivery Boy is an animated comedy film which tells the story of Mickey Mouse, who is driving a donkey cart, piled with musical instruments, while his dog Pluto is running alongside him. When they reach Minnie’s house, they stop, and Mickey Mouse decide to spy on her, while she is washing and hanging up her clothes, and at the same time, singing enthusiastically.
On a dark, rainy night, when Mickey and Pluto follow a sound, they find a baby mouse, Elmer, left on their doorstep. In an attempt to amuse the foundling, Mickey tries impersonating Charlie Chaplin and also, plays leapfrog with toy. As Mickey prepares bottle for baby, some accidents make his nose stretch like that of legend Jimmy Durante, which finally amuses Elmer.
The Birthday Party is an animated short comedy film, which revolves around a surprise birthday party for Mickey Mouse which was planned by Minnie. While Mickey’s friends surround him and sing his praises, a pig chef offers him a birthday cake.
Mickey and Minnie Mouse are heading west through the desert on a wagon train. They camp for the night, unaware of the fact that they have been spotted by Red Indians who are planning an attack on them.
Mickey Mouse gifts Minnie Mouse a pair of canaries for her birthday. However, they turn out to be quite mischievous.
Just before a big race, Mickey Mouse’s horse, Thunderbolt gets incapacitated. Unsure of what to do, Mickey finds a horse costume and puts the stable boy inside to take part in the horse race.
Star of popular jungle-themed movies, ‘Schnarzan the Conqueror,’ is cautioned by his manager that people are tired of his films’ worn-out lions and he needs new ones. So the ‘Jungle Star’ throws a lavish party when adventurer Baron Munchausen arrives in town with his lions. Schnarzan’s rival Liondora enters uninvited to buy the lions for his films, and disrupts the star-studded party.
Mickey’s Mellerdrammer is an animated short film in which Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Goofy and few others present their own version of the 19th century play ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabin’, in a barn which they have turned into a theater for this occasion.
As Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 14 or the Moonlight Sonata plays in this ‘Silly Symphonies’ short, the Moon hums the melody, and is joined by a pair of owls. The fireflies flying around start glowing in tune with the music. As the mosquitos and frogs also dance to the music, a bullfrog swims across to entice a girl-frog sitting on a leaf.
Mickey Mouse is whistling and singing, while at the same time, performing his chores. Meanwhile, Fanny the hen, who hasn’t laid any eggs in a while, finally lays an egg which is quite huge.
When the Cat’s Away is a short animated comedy film, which tells the story of Mickey, Minnie and their mouse friends who break into Tom Cat’s house when he is away hunting. Together all of them start performing music.
In this animated short musical comedy film, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto Dog and few other friends, together perform music on stage.
The Plowboy is an animated comedy short film in which Mickey Mouse is shown as a farmer alongside Minnie Mouse. While he is plowing a field with his horse, Minnie comes along with a cow.
The barnyard band led by Mickey performs the ‘Poet and Peasant’ by Franz von Suppe on their farm. As he conducts the orchestra of all farmyard animals, Mickey pulls tails of piglets to play a tune, while a goat smacks a pig with violin bow. Mickey ties a cow’s bothersome tail to bucket of water, but she overturns it on Mickey’s head.
Jungle Rhythm is an animated short comedy film which revolves around Mickey Mouse as he travels through a jungle riding on an elephant and starts playing music with the animals.
Mickey Mouse is on a hunting trip with his dog Pluto. But soon they find themselves surrounded by dangerous cannibals who take them captive.
This is all about a grand show put up by Mickey Mouse. It opens with Mickey playing the piano while other animals play assorted instruments. Next a group of ducks comes dancing, which is then followed by various other items put up by the barn animals, reaching the climax when Mickey returns to the stage to sing "Minnie's Yoo Hoo”.
Mickey Mouse arrives in town riding in a horse-drawn cart which is labeled ‘Mickey’s Big Road Show’, while also playing his organ. His horse also begins to dance, and so does the various animals following his cart.
Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse are traveling to the Big Barn Dance, in the back of a long car which is packed with animals. At the dance, Mickey and Minnie play the American folk song ‘Turkey in the Straw` on piano and violin and is appreciated by the audience.
This animated comedy short film revolves around a Spanish bullfighter and a man in a white suit who fights over a lady.
This animated short film tells the popular story of Cinderella, a girl who is mistreated by her stepmother and stepsisters. When the Prince invites everyone in the kingdom to attend a ball, Cinderella manages to attend as well, with the help of her fairy godmother, and things take a turn when the Prince falls in love with her.
Julius is out for a ride on his horse, when some bad guys rob a stagecoach. Although Julius manages to save most of the passengers, they manage to ride off with Alice. However, Julius decides to pursue them to save her.
Fiddling Around is an animated musical short film which revolves around Mickey Mouse who comes onstage and plays various classical tunes on the violin. However, during a sad song, he is overcome with emotion, and is forced to stop himself.
The Merry Dwarfs is a short animated musical film which shows us the residents of a dwarf village who dance while also performing their regular activities. Some of them also play musical instruments such as saxophones or drums.
Puss in Boots is an animated short film which revolves around a young commoner, who is in love with the daughter of the king. Although the feeling is mutual, her father, the king, objects to their relationship. Dejected, the young man goes to a movie theater, along with his cat, Julius. The film inspires him with a plan that can help him marry the princess.
Alice's Spooky Adventure is an animated short comedy film which tells the story of Alice, who is the only one who has the courage to go inside to retrieve a ball, after it is accidentally knocked through the window of a house which is supposedly haunted. However, inside the house, she bumps her head, and finds herself in a dream world.
Alice’s Day at Sea is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of a young girl Alice, who goes on a trip to sea. She eventually starts dreaming of a visit to an underwater sea world.
Alice Solves the Puzzle is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of Alice, a girl who is struggling to complete a difficult crossword puzzle, when her cat suggests going to the beach. They swim in the ocean for some time, after which Alice decides to continue on her puzzle. Just as she is about to begin, a collector of puzzles demands that she gives him her puzzle.
Alice and Julius unite as a team and take part in a $10,000 balloon race. However, things get ugly when a lightning storm appears.
Little Red Riding Hood is an animation short film, which is an adaptation of the popular folk tale of the same name.
Alice the Toreador is an animated comedy short film which revolves around Alice and Julius, who are going to stage a bullfight. However, nothing goes as expected.
Minnie’s Yoo Hoo is an animated musical short comedy film in which Mickey Mouse is shown to sing one of Disney’s earliest songs ‘Minnie Yoo Hoo’.
Alice Rattled by Rats is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of a cat, belonging to a girl named Alice. When Alice leaves her house, she asks him to take care of it. However, rats try to cause trouble for the cat.
All Together is animated short film in which several characters like Donald Duck, Pinocchio, and Pluto Dog appear in a parade marching through the streets of Ottawa. They are led by Mickey Mouse, who is urging the public to buy war bonds.
Julius rides through the town declaring war, and meanwhile, the townsfolk promptly prepare themselves for the fight. Alice begins to inspect the troops, but the opposing army fires its cannons. Julius is hit and knocked out, and taken to the hospital. However, the war is still not over.
Based on a folk tale of the same name, The Four Musicians of Bremen tells the story of four animal musicians consisting of a Horse, a Cat, a Dog, and a Rooster, who try to find fame playing music. However, they find trouble wherever they go.
Julius spends his time ice skating on a frozen lake. One day, he finds a basket at the edge of the lake, and picks it up and finds a lost kitten inside. He decides to take the little feline home. His friend Alice, who was waiting in the living room, is amazed to see that cat, and they decide to name it Oscar.
Alice Gets Stung
A local hotel catches fire, after which all the firemen led by Fire Chief Alice, are called in. While the residents try to escape the building, the cats try to help them put out the flames.
This animated short comedy film revolves around Pete the Bear, who plans to rob a train, along with his gang.
Alice and the Dog Catcher is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of a girl named Alice who holds a meeting, where she devises a plan to free all dogs by getting rid of the dog catchers.
While Julius is milking his cow, Alice gets kidnapped by Pete. Julius decides to give chase, but he has to win a duel against Pete, in order to win Alice back.
Alice Loses Out is a drama film which revolves around Alice, who manages a hotel, where all the major work is done by Julius, her cat. They are thrilled when they receive a visitor, and Julius tries his best to please her.
Alice and the Three Bears is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of a young girl Alice and her cat who stumble upon the house of the Three Bears. Baby Bear gets into a fight with the cat, and after the latter is defeated, Baby Bear runs off with Alice. However, the cat soon revives and calls in reinforcements i.e. his nine lives, in order to rescue Alice.
Alice wants to go out and have fun with her friends, but her mother wants her to practice the piano. Therefore, she tricks her mother into thinking that she is still playing by getting her dog to play it instead, while she goes out fishing with her friends.
Alice Chops the Suey is an animated comedy short film which tells the story of Alice, who gets kidnapped by a group of Chinese gangsters. She is eventually brought to Chinatown, where her cat manages to rescue her. However, they soon find themselves being hunted by angry Chinese triad members.
Alice and Julius are both circus acrobats, who are preparing for their performance. While Julius is walking on a tightrope holding several chairs, with Alice sitting on the topmost one, he lights a cigar. However, he throws the match onto the rope, which causes it to burn, and send them down into the ground.
Jack the Giant Killer is an animated short film which tells the story of a little boy named Jack, who goes to the Land of Giants, along with his girlfriend and his cat. They hope to explore the land and see new things, but things get ugly when Susie is imprisoned by them, and it is up to Jack alone to save her.
Alice and her cat are driving along the coast, when they ride off a cliff accidentally and into the ocean. They manage to trick a fish into towing them, but things get worse when they meet a storm , and are swept away to Cannibal islands. Soon, they are pursued aggressively by the locals.
A group of kids in a neighborhood are putting on a production of Uncle Tom’s Cabin. When the director feels the need for more snow in a scene, he accidentally drops the ice on Alice’s head, which knocks her out, and sends her into a dream world.
Tommy Tucker’s Tooth is an educational short film that was made to emphasize the importance of dental care for physical health as well as success in life.
This documentary short film gives us a tour of the famous Disneyland amusement park, located in Anaheim, California.
This documentary film was hosted by Walt Disney himself, where he presents his last project which was titled as EPCOT (Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow).
Operation Wonderland is a documentary short film which shows us the behind-the-scenes footages of Walt Disney’s film ‘Alice in Wonderland’, an animated fantasy musical comedy film released in 1951.
Walt Disney Awards
| Grand Canyon | Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects | 1959 |
| Flowers and Trees | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1932 |
| Three Little Pigs | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1934 |
| The Tortoise and the Hare | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1935 |
| Three Orphan Kittens | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1936 |
| The Country Cousin | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1937 |
| The Old Mill | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1938 |
| Ferdinand the Bull | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1939 |
| Ugly Duckling | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1940 |
| Lend a Paw | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1942 |
| Der Fuehrer's Face | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1943 |
| Seal Island | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | 1949 |
| Beaver Valley | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | 1951 |
| Nature's Half Acre | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | 1952 |
| Water Birds | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | 1953 |
| The Living Desert | Best Documentary, Features | 1954 |
| The Alaskan Eskimo | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | 1954 |
| Bear Country | Best Short Subject, Two-reel | 1954 |
| Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1954 |
| The Vanishing Prairie | Best Documentary, Features | 1955 |
| Men Against the Arctic | Best Documentary, Short Subjects | 1956 |
| Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day | Best Short Subject, Cartoons | 1969 |
| Disneyland | Best Producer - Film Series | 1956 |
| Winner | Trustees Award | 1989 |
