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"A Mickey Mouse Cartoon"
Synopsis
- Minnie and the gang throw a big party for Mickey where the mouse's wild rumba dancing rules the day.
Characters
Credits
- Director : Riley Thompson
- Animation : Ward Kimball
Bloopers
- The controls on Goofy's oven change from scene to scene. In some scenes there are three settings; "Hot","Awful Hot" and "Volcano Hot." In other scenes, a fourth setting "Very Hot" is added.
Cut Scenes
- A scene showing Donald smoking a cigar was cut at one time.
Videos
- United States
- Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 1 : Here's Mickey
- Germany
- Italy
Laserdiscs
- United States
- Japan
DVD
- Region 1 : United States
- Disney Treasures : Mickey Mouse in Living Color : Volume 2
Television
- The Ink and Paint Club : #39 : Minnie Mouse
- The Ink and Paint Club : #59 : Clarabelle and Horace
- Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #40
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 RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
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This short was a color remake of the 1931 short "The Birthday Party."
From Charles : I'm French and I would like to notice that in France extracts from that cartoon were used in an advertisement for "Le Journal de Mickey" in the 80's. Was it the same in other countries?
From Joseph Powell : It is still possible to see the only scene cut from this short. You can see the scene with Donald and his cigar in the musical cartoon "Disco Mickey"
From Ryan : This remake of the 1931 short, "The Birthday Party," was much better. I considered "Birthday Party" rather boring with its usual song/dance routine. This short has better humor in it, especially the parts where Goofy tried to bake a cake, but always failed. Like the 1931 short, Mickey receives an organ. We've got Mickey, Minnie, Clarabelle, and Horace in both versions. In this remake, however, we have Donald and Goofy (whom neither existed in the original 1931 short).
From Gijs Grob : A weak cartoon mainly consisting of a long dance routine. The only sequence of great comedy is that of Goofy's hopeless attempts to bake a cake. These sequences perfectly blend with the rhythms of the South American dance music. This cartoon also features some rare atonal music, played by Mickey on his new electric organ.
From Baruch Weiss : Although this short was titled 'Mickey's Birthday Party,' Mickey hardly appears in it. It's the other characters (e.g. Donald Duck) that get most of the attention. I remember owning the "Walt Disney Cartoon Classics" video "Here's Mickey" and when my sister had her 2nd birthday my folks played this short and Mickey Mouse himself (some guy dressed as him) came over and all of the kids got scared and he had to go to another party! I can see why the kids were scared. I mean after all If you were a little guy (or gal) wouldn't you be scared if you had a 6 ft tall rodent in your home? Personally, I prefer to see the cartoon characters on the screen rather than in person.
From Johnny R. R. : It's fair to say of Walt Disney that he never did things by halves, not least his Mickey Mouse cartoons, which deserve the highest praise they can achieve. 'Mickey's Birthday Party' is another example of his genius, and it shows just why Mickey Mouse is so enduring and popular. Clara Cluck and Donald Duck 'dancing' split my sides with laughter, and the conga train made me feel like I was partaking in the Rio Carnival- not to mention the hilarity afforded by Goofy's unsuccessful efforts to bake a cake.
From Michelle I. : This cartoon is excellent, the highlights being Goofy's disastrous cake-baking, the music, and the wonderful clucking.
From Grace : This short is excellent! It has pretty much a lot of gags like in the beginning you can see Mickey trying to smooch Minnie, Mickey dancing and making a lot of silly faces while Minnie is playing the organ, Goofy trying to bake the cake, but ended up in a disaster, and Goofy's butt gets hit with the door and ended up throwing the cake at Mickey, leaving a tremendous mess around him and the whole entire room! I recommend this short. I give this a 9.
From Bryan Hensley : This is one of the last Mickey shorts produced until 1946, after World War 2. My own birthday is on August 27th; just 1 day before it, I typed this review. This is a wonderful short that celebrates Mickey's special day! Even more so than "The Birthday Party" from 1931 (Eleven years earlier!). Goofy tries in vain to bake Mickey a cake, as Minnie whispered to him. Mickey got an organ for his birthday this time. The last time was a piano; I checked. I sure love to boogie to good music, like the conga music being played in this short! If you look closely in one scene, Goofy was smelling the cake as it was rising, the way Minnie did to another cake from the 1941 short "The Little Whirlwind". Minnie kept checking in on Goofy's progress, until he left the kitchen a mess. Then, he rushed out with a great idea (Notice the lightbulb over his toque?); getting a cake from a bakery! It's amazing Minnie didn't notice the mess in the kitchen when the cake was ready. When the lights were off, Goofy stumbled and the cake fell on Mickey with his eyes covered! I'm happy he had a wonderful birthday party. Shouldn't you with your own friends' birthdays? I hope you all enjoy this birthday fiesta as only Disney could create!
Referenced Comments
- The Birthday Party (1931)
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