"A Silly Symphony"

Release Date September 1, 1934

Running Time 9:21

Synopsis

Residents of the South Pole, including an amorous pair of penguins, dance and frolic in a Technicolor fantasyland. The "heavy", a large, hungry shark, is finally outwitted by our romantic hero.

Characters

Peter Penguin

Polly Penguin

Blowfish (unnamed)

Shark (unnamed)

Credits

Director : Wilfred Jackson

Animation

Hamilton Luske

Art Babbitt

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 14 : Silly Symphonies - Animal Tales

Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 8 : Starring Silly Symphonies

Germany

Micky Liebt Minnie

Italy

Topolino and Co. : Avventure Tutte da Ridere

Silly Symphonies Volume 1

Laserdiscs

United States

Silly Symphonies / Animals Two by Two

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 14 : Silly Symphonies - Animal Tales

Japan

Mickey Loves Minnie

DVD

Disney Treasures : Silly Symphonies

Cartoon Classics Favorites : Holiday Celebration with Mickey and Pals

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #18 : A Bunch of Silly Symphonies

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by United Artists Pictures

Comments

A Silly Symphony.

Many gags and situations in this one are recycled from 1930's "Arctic Antics."

From Jerry Edwards : Peter and Polly Penguin are sweethearts. Tho show his love, Peter captures a fish for her, but Polly is angered when the fish turns out to be a blowfish which causes Polly to look fat when the fish enlarges inside her. Peter is forgiven later when he saves Polly from a shark. OK, but nothing that interesting for me - I just didn't care about the penguins. Nothing else distinctive about the short for me.

From Petter Solberg : This could really have been something. They got the penguins, they got the good animation, but the team behind this Silly Symphony blew it. It's not interesting at all. It's a love story about two young penguins. It would be nice if the had made more focus on the penguins and how they lived. This is just a kliché in new clothes. Not among my Silly Symphony favourites.

From Emily : This was definately the best short I have ever seen, of course it is also the only one. My favourite part is when the one penguin looks at the other penguin and they start batting their eyes all funny and I just laughed so long and so hard. Everyone should own this short.

From Dino Cencia : I love the part when the big gigantic rock went into the shark's mouth and his belly is a big belly. And the fish blows bubbles at him for the shark being mean to the fish.

From Baruch Weiss : I just finished viewing this short and it sure is a good one. I enjoyed some scenes such as when Peter takes an icicle and puts a clump of snow in it making it look like an ice cream cone or in this case a snow cone and the scene where the fish are playing leap "Frog". I also laughed at the part where Polly smacks and "Yells" at Peter after he's given her a blowfish! Who was that singing at the begining and end of this cartoon?

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