"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date April 5, 1930

Running Time 5:58

Synopsis

Mickey, Horace, Clarabelle, and others put on a concert to the "Poet and Peasant Overture."

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Clarabelle Cow

Horace Horsecollar

Credits

Director : Walt Disney

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #44 : Musical Mickey

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 Columbia Pictures

Gallery

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Comments

From Jerry Edwards : Mickey conducts a symphony orchestra, composed of barnyard animals. Most of the gags are repeated from previous shorts, such as Mickey pulling suckling piglets' tails to get squeals timed with the music. One fun gag is when one piglet takes off, with Mickey holding onto the piglet's tail. As they are about to hit an outhouse, the outhouse jumps up to let them pass under it - fun sight gag.

From Ryan : Again, this is another one of my "not so favorite" shorts, but it was okay. There was a reference to "Steamboat Willie" in this short. A scene where Mickey pulls nursing piglets in tune to music.

From Nic : This is an enjoyable cartoon with some well done gags. However, there are quite a few mistakes with the animation (various features dissapearing then reappearing.)

From Bill : Standard Mickey musical with Mickey conducting his animal friends in the orchestra. Nice music but the sight gags are what I thought stood out. One where a fly on on the music is the cause of some sour notes and the outhouse jumping up to let Mickey through while being dragged by the pig. Also a reference to "Steamboat Willie" where Mickey is pulling the pigs tails in time to the music instead of the pigs teats. The best part of this short is the way the characters are drawn. I just love the old style and look of the classic black and white Mickeys.

From Gijs Grob : Mickey conducts a barnyard orchestra in Franz von Suppe's 'Dichter und Bauer' overture. To effect he torments some pigs, like he did to Turkey in the Straw in "Steamboat Willie" (1928). The Barnyard Concert is the very first concert cartoon and launches Mickey's career as a conductor, which would lead to stunning performances in The Band Concert (1935) and Symphony Hour (1942).