"A Silly Symphony"

Release Date October 20, 1931

Synopsis

As the title indicates, a wild fox hunt ends when the hunters encounter a skunk instead of a fox.

Credits

Director : Wilfred Jackson

Animation : Roldolfo "Rudy" Zamora

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #53 : Silly Symphonies at the Zoo

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : More Silly Symphonies

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Black and White

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.33 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by Columbia Pictures

Comments

This short was remade as a Donald and Goofy short in 1938, also called "The Fox Hunt."

From Jerry Edwards : A "typically British" fox hunt is shown but with several gags added. One hunter has misadventures riding a pig and a porcupine. One hunter catches the fox by the tail as it runs into a log. As the other hunters gather around the log, the hunter pulls out ... a skunk. The hunters quickly pull a disappearing act as the skunk and fox shake hands. One drawback to the short for me is that, most of the time, the hunters are shown as identical, as are their horses. I realize this made it easier and cheaper to animated, but it does detract from the cartoon for me.

Referenced Comments

The Fox Hunt (1938)