From "Saludos Amigos"

Release Date February 6, 1943

Synopsis

A small plane has to face the perils of delivering the mail over the treacherous Chilean Andes.

Characters

Pedro

Papa Plane

Mama Plane

Credits

Director : Hamilton Luske

Videos

United States

Saludos Amigos

Germany

Drei Caballeros im Sambafieber

Saludos Amigos

DVD

Saludos Amigos

It's a Small World of Fun : Volume 2

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.

Comments

Released as part of the feature film "Saludos Amigos."

From Jerry Edwards : One of the four shorts that comprise the short film Saludos Amigos. Pedro, a "child" airplane, is first shown drinking gasoline out of a nipple at the end of a gas pump hose. One day, when his dad is laid up with a terrible cold, it is up to Pedro to fly the mail over the treacherous Andes mountains. After several harrowing adventures, including running out of fuel, Pedro arrives home safely - to the delight of his worried mother and father. The mail pouch contains one mail item - a postcard that says (in Spanish), "Having a wonderful time, wish you were here." The narrator quips, "Well, the mail might have been important!"

The person whose name appeared on the address of the postcard was quite surprised to see his name - Jorge Delano - he was Walt Disney's interpreter and guide, and this was Walt's tribute to him.

This short is fun, but is not among my favorites.

From Baruch Weiss : This is a good cartoon. It's the story of a baby airplane who is given a mission to deliver a sack of mail because his mom and dad have problems and can't make it, similar to the 1947 short "Mail Dog".

From Billy Joe : This is a known and worthy short. It is nicely done in my opinion. I wish I had more to say about it, but it's just a good Disney cartoon

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