"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date August 1, 1936

Running Time 8:03

Synopsis

Mickey's circus has a performance that's dominated - and wrecked - by the orphans and by Donald's destructive trained seals.

Characters

Mickey Mouse

Donald Duck

The Orphans

Credits

Director : Ben Sharpsteen

Animation : Al Eugster

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions 2 : Life With Mickey

Italy

Gold Editions : La Vita con Toplolino

Video Parade 2

Laserdiscs

United States

Life with Mickey

At Home with Donald Duck

Japan

Celebrate with Mickey

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

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Mickey

Television

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 13

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

From Jerry Edwards : Full of action and gags, although the storyline of the orphans once again being brats is tiresome to me.

From Sam : Even though the short is called "Mickey's Circus", it's really Donald who's at the center of this short, having to share the spotlight with a troup of scene-stealing sea lions and an audience full of those rowdy orphans. I especially enjoyed the scene where Donald is trying to get one of the sea lions to play the horns.

From Baruch Weiss : Isn't it odd that when Disney used to show their old cartoons on TV they found scenes to cut out, but in this cartoon they did not cut Donald firing a gun at a baby seal, Mickeys face turing black as a result of oil on the tightrope and Donald putting a cymble on his head instead of his real hat making him look like a chinise steroype. Well let's jut be thankful that they were shown intact. Anyway back to the short. It really was not that great. Mickey hardly spoke in it except for his introduction for Donald and when Donald went in the cannon he then said "Hey get outta there ya wanna get hurt?"

From Casey : Mickey's Circus is a funny cartoon. Especially when Donald and Mickey get electrocuted by the orphans on the highwire. I like Mickey Mouse cartoons.

Gallery

Mickey on the high wire Animation sketch courtesy of Van Eaton Galleries

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