"A Silly Symphony"
Release Date October 24, 1929
Running Time 6:09
Synopsis
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The first of "4 Seasons" Silly Symphonies; Flowers, ladybugs, centipedes,
birds, and frogs dance (and devour each other!) in time to the usual blend
of themes from the light classics.
Credits
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Director : Walt Disney
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Music : Carl Stalling
Television
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The Ink and Paint Club : #29 :
Goin' Outside with the
Silly Symphonies
DVD
- United States
- Disney Treasures : More Silly Symphonies
Technical Specifications
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Color Type : Black and White
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Animation type : Standard
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Sound mix : Cinephone; mono
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Aspect ration : 1.33 : 1
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Negative format : 35mm
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Print format : 35mm
- Cinematographic process : Spherical
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Original language : English
Released by Columbia Pictures
Gallery
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Comments
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A Silly Symphony
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From Jerry Edwards : The first of four seasonal
Silly Symphony cartoons showing the lives of the woodland creatures through
the changing seasons. Many of the animals dance to the Dance of the Hours.
Soon after each group finishes their "routine," they are eaten by other animals.
A scene of flowers dancing was shown on black and white TV during a scene
in the 1961 animated Disney film 101 Dalmatians. This short is mainly of
interest to me as the first of the four seasonal shorts. The "dance, then
get eaten" bit got old for me quickly.
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From Ryan : I enjoy the music and the animation
of this well-drawn Silly Symphony. I first saw a segment of this cartoon
used in the movie "One Hundred and One Dalmatians" on the black and white
TV that Horace and Jasper were watching. At first I thought it was "Flowers
and Trees" shown on a black and white TV, but I have read that this cartoon
is the one that Horace and Jasper were watching. In my opinion, this is one
of Ub Iwerks' best cartoons he had drawn.
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From Steven : This was a good Silly Symphony with some okay gags but Ub Iwerks' animation of the bird dancing after eating the caterpillar is awesome. This cartoon also features a prototype for Flip the Frog, a character Ub would create for Pat Powers at MGM. A fine short, I give this one a 7 out of 10.
Referenced Comments
- Playful Pan (1930)
