"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date (October 15, 1929)

Running Time 5:57

Synopsis

Mickey and Horace gather a rural audience and put on first a xylophone performance, then an elaborate piano solo.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Horace Horsecollar

Credits

Director : Walt Disney

Music : Carl Stalling

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #44 : Musical Mickey

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #45

DVD

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Black and White Volume 2

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Cinephone; mono

Aspect ration : 1.33 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by Celebrity Productions, Inc.

Gallery

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Comments

From Jerry Edwards : Various animals dance in the street while Mickey plays on a calliope, pulled by Horace Horsecollar. Mickey later appears on stage and plays the piano. He plays the piano so violently that it bits him on the bottom, hanging by its "teeth" until the curtain falls. Nothing really new from the numerous other Mickey "singing and dancing" cartoons, which quickly get really old for me.

From Ryan : This is what I would call a somewhat "retarded" short. It was kind of stupid and I did not care for it much. The dancing underwear and bloomers were really dumb and all the characters did was play music. On a scale of 50 to 100, I 'd probably give it a 70.

From Bill : I am a sucker for the musical shorts. I enjoy the music and this one is no different. It is a basic story; Mickey playing the organ while his wagon is being pulled by Horace Horsecollar. All the animals follow him to the stage area. Although this short did not have a lot of gags, the one where the poor piano, after Mickey beats him up and pounds him half to death, retaliates by biting Mickey in the butt was great. It is very interesting to see the early shorts develop and grow. Ub did a nice job on this one.

Referenced Comments

Just Mickey (1930)