"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date September 28, 1935

Running Time 8:05

Synopsis

Mickey shows off for Minnie, but must rescue Donald when he's nearly blown over a frozen waterfall. Meanwhile, Goofy tries a new form of ice fishing.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Minnie Mouse

Donald Duck

Goofy

Pluto

Clarabelle Cow

Horace Horsecollar

Credits

Director : Ben Sharpsteen

Animation

Norm Ferguson

Webb Smith

Art Babbitt

Videos

United States

A Walt Disney Christmas

Germany

Mickey Präsentiert

Weihnachtpass mit Mickey und Donald

Italy

Cartoons Disney 2

Topolino Superstar

Laserdiscs

United States

A Walt Disney Christmas

Japan

A Walt Disney Christmas

DVD

Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color

Region 1 : United States

Region 2 : France

Region 2 : Germany

Region 2 : Italy

Region 2 : Sweden

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Region 1 : United States

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto Volume 1

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Mickey

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #14 : Early Donald

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 7

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Techicolor

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, Inc.

Gallery

Mickey tries his skates
Sketch courtesy of Gallery C

Pluto tries his skates
Sketch courtesy of Animation Celection

Mickey gets caught up in his skating
Sketch courtesy of The Gremlin Animation Art Gallery

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Comments

Edited and released for the home movie market undet the name "Donald's Ice Capers"

This short features the first use of the fully mature Goofy. Donald also begins to take on his modern form, although his costume is different in just this one cartoon.

From J. D. Weil : This is supposed to be a Mickey Mouse short, but it's more of an ensemble production with everybody trying to get into the act. I would have liked to have seen this short a bit more focused on its central character.

From Lovitz : All the standard Disney characters seem to have twins that show up at one time or another. I noticed that when Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow skated to the center of the screen, when you look in the background, there is an exactly identical couple that skates by.

From Jerry Edwards : Enjoyable ensemble short - I like the ice skating setting and the numerous gags. The action of Donald in trouble is nicely well done.

From Ryan : Here we have all the main Disney characters in one short (except for Pete). Each one is doing something different. Mickey is teaching Minnie how to skate, Donald is causing mischief by putting ice skates on Pluto and meowing like a cat to get him to dart out on the ice, and Goofy is ice fishing in a very unusual way. He's not using a fishing pole, but a club so he can clobber the fish. As for the bait, it ain't the usual "worm on the hook." It's good 'ol chewin' tobacco. I loved it when the fish take some tobacco off the hook and chew it. After that, they spit it into a spitoon that Goofy has right next to him. Unfortunately, the fish get the better of him. In my opinion, this was one of the best cartoons that Disney ever made.

From DoGNik : It's my favorite Disney short! Wonderful, perfect, beautiful! I live in Russia and we like Disney's cartoons.

From Baruch Weiss : The only reason I like this short is because of the music.

From Bo Engwall : This was one of the first early Disney shorts I saw at cinema in Sweden during the latter part of the sixties when I was in my early teens. I remember that I was amazed by the high quality of the animation compared to the newer cartoons mostly showed in Sweden those days. On Ice also reminds me of the feeling of "free skating" on nature ice that was more common then.

From Rebecca : I've been looking and looking trying to find the name of this short... one of my all-time favorites. Just classic winter-time fun.

Referred Comments

Alice's Fishy Story (1924)

The Whoopee Party (1932)