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Alice the Piper

"An Alice Cartoon"

Release Date December 15, 1924

Running Time 6:39

Synopsis

A take on the story of "The Pied Piper on Hamelin" as Alice and Julius are hired to rid the town of rats.

Characters

Alice and Julius

Credits

Director : Walt Disney
Animation
Ub Iwerks
Rollin "Ham" Hamilton
Thurston Harper
Live Action Actors
Virginia Davis

Cut Scenes

Recent showings on The Disney Channel (1998) omit the final scene showing Alice and Julius vacuuming up the King after finding out their reward was less than they expected. This is probably not a deliberate cut, but the result of Disney having to use the only print available to them.

DVD

Disney's Alice Comedies : Volume 1 (Non-Disney : Tom's Vintage Film)

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White
Animation type : Combination live-action and standard animation
Sound mix : Silent
Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
Negative format : 35mm
Print format : 35mm
Cinematographic process : Spherical
Original language : English

Released by M. J. Winkler Productions

Comments

Based on the poem by Robert Browning, The Pied Piper of Hamelin.

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