"An Alice Cartoon"

Release Date September 15, 1925

Running Time 7:31

Synopsis

After stealing a pie, Alice and Julius are put on a chain gang, where they escape with the help of a friendly ostrich.

Characters

Alice and Julius

Credits

Director : Walt Disney

Animation

Ub Iwerks

Rollin "Ham" Hamilton

Thurston Harper

Hugh Harman

Rudolph Ising

Live action camera : Rudolph Ising

Live Action actors

Margie Gay

DVD

Disney's Alice Comedies : Volume 3 (Non-Disney : Tom's Vintage Film)

Alice in Cartoonland (Non-Disney : VCI Home Video)

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

From Ryan : After stealing a pie, Alice, Julius, and a turtle friend of theirs are arrested. One gag I enjoyed was the scene when the sheriff caught the three of them in a paddy wagon, which he disguised as a free food stand. The sheriff hits himself and a star appears, which he pins to his chest as a badge. I also enjoyed the gag with the prison guard continually ordering Alice to chop rocks. Julius puts a rock under his hand as the guard pounds his hand in frustration. This is a pretty good cartoon that I enjoy watching.

From Kenneth Seward : This was great, the only 'Alice' short I've seen but I've heard of them for quite a while. Very imaginative of the animated medium where anything is possible. In addition to the gag with the sheriff mentioned above I also liked how characters could take off their hats and just place them in the air above their heads for a moment while they scratched their noggins. I'd give it a 9 just for the sheer wonderfulness of it's aesthetic.