"An Alice Cartoon"
Release Date May 17, 1925
Running Time 8:34
Synopsis
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Julius, the boss of Alice's chicken farm, has to find a way to deliver 5000
eggs to Sinkem and Soakem.
Characters
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Alice and Julius
- Little Red Henski
Credits
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Director : Walt Disney
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Animation
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Ub Iwerks
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Rollin "Ham" Hamilton
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Thurston Harper
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Live action camera : Mike Marcus
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Live action actors
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Dawn O'Day
Milestones
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The first and only appearance of Dawn O'Day as Alice.
Videos
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Disney's Beginnings
(1920-1927) (Non-Disney video)
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Weird Cartoons No. 1
(Non-Disney video)
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Animation Vol. 2
(Non-Disney video)
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Alice in Cartoonland
(Non-Disney video - Inkwell Images)
DVD
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United States
- Disney Treasures : Disney Rarities:
Celebrated Shorts, 1920s - 1960s
- Alice in Cartoonland (Non-Disney : Inkwell Images)
- Disney's Alice Comedies : Volume 2 (Non-Disney : Tom's Vintage Film)
- Alice in Cartoonland (Non-Disney : VCI Home Video)
Technical Specifications
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Color Type : Black and White
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Animation type : Combination live-action and standard animation
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Sound mix : Silent
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Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
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Negative format : 35mm
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Print format : 35mm
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Cinematographic process : Spherical
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Original language : English
Released by M. J. Winkler Productions
Gallery
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Comments
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From Ryan : Alice and Julius run an egg plant,
but the chickens soon go on strike. I liked the Russian hen in the short
who, for some reason, hid her suitcase under the railroad tracks. Alice runs
across two roosters fighting and suddenly comes up with an idea. In order
to fill the shipment of eggs, Alice charges the hens one egg in order to
watch the two roosters settle it in the ring. Another gag that makes me laugh
is where a pig comes over and wants to see the cockfight. He tells Julius
to look the other way and quickly sneaks an egg out of the basket. Julius
looks back and sees the pig getting up with an egg on the ground. Perhaps
the funniest part of this short is where Alice and Julius have collected
enough eggs to fill the shipment. They start the truck and the back, which
carries all the eggs, falls off as the two drive away. Although I am not
too interested in the silent works of Disney, I enjoy watching them both
for entertainment and from a historical perspective.
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From Mad Professor : This is one of my favorite
Alice comedies. History buffs in particular will enjoy this one, as it spoofs
the early "red scare" of the 1920s. A Communist rooster named "Little Red
Henski" from Moscow comes to Alice's Egg Plant. He gets on his soapbox and
agitates the hens to 'fight the power" by demanding "shorter hours and smaller
eggs." Thus the fowls exercise "Poultry Power" by going on strike (and throwing
eggs) against Alice and Julius. Disney was already developing as a social
satirist in his early 20s.
