"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"
Release Date February 3, 1939
Running Time 8:09
Synopsis
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Mickey enters Pluto in a ritzy dog show where they are hopelessly outclassed
and have little chance of winning until the building catches on fire and
Pluto saves the day.
Characters
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Mickey Mouse
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Pluto
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Fifi
Credits
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Director : Bill Roberts
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Animation
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Shamus Culhane
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Al Eugster
Videos
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United States
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Mickey Mouse and Donald
Duck Cartoon Collections Volume 2
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Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 10 :
Starring Pluto and Fifi
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Mickey Loves Minnie
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Germany
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Pluto Präsentiert
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Käpt'n Donald
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Italy
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Cartoons Disney 2
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Sono Io ... Pluto
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France
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Les Aventures de Mickey
et Minnie
Laserdiscs
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United States
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Starring Donald and
Daisy / Starring Pluto and Fifi
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Mickey Mouse and Donald
Duck Cartoon Collections Volume 1
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Japan
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Mickey and All Stars
DVD
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United States
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Mickey and Minnie's Sweetheart
Stories
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Disney Treasures : Mickey
Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2
Television
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The Ink and Paint Club : #37 :
Mickey's Pal, Pluto
Technical Specifications
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Color Type : Technicolor
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Animation type : Standard
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Sound mix : Mono
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Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
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Negative format : 35mm
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Print format : 35mm
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Cinematographic process : Spherical
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Original language : English
Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Comments
From Ryan : While watching this short,
I noticed that all of the "people" at the dog show were actually dogs themselves
(except for Mickey). That seems quite ironic. This is one of those shorts
where a character is rejected by the group until they save someone's life.
In this case, Pluto saves Fifi who is trapped in the building while it is
burning. Pluto certainly deserved that big medal labeled PUBLIC HERO NO.
1(rather than the usual PUBLIC ENEMY NO. 1). The short itself was full of
humor and the animation was wonderful, especially the burning building scene.
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From Baruch Weiss : I like this short a lot
but I hated when the building got on fire thanks to that stupid photographer
who used to much flash powder, but Boruch Hashem (that means Thank G-D in
Hebrew) that no dogs were killed.
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From Michelle I. : Being a dog show fan myself,
I quite like this short. As someone pointed out, it is very ironic that most
of the handlers and judges at this show seem to be dogs themselves. A few
pretty show dogs are seen, and out of them Pluto chooses the future wife,
Fifi the pekeingese. Other than that, his luck isn't so hot at the show,
until he winds up saving Fifi from the burning building.
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From Jeff Wiener : This short displays a
very good example of the sympathetic relationship between Mickey and Pluto.
I think that this is the last cartoon where Mickey's eyes took the form of
two big black ovals. After this short was produced, the Disney artists altered
Mickey's design. Mickey had pupils in his eyes in all of the subsequent shorts.
Like all of of the other Disney cartoons of this period, the technical quality
of the animation is superb.
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Mickey peeks out from under the bunting
Animation sketch courtesy of Gallery C |
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