"A Minnie Mouse Cartoon"

Release Date May 30, 1947

Synopsis

Figaro is hungry for a small, yellow canary named Frankie.

Characters

Minnie Mouse

Figaro

Frankie

Butch

Credits

Director : Charles Nichols

Animation

Marvin Woodward

George Nicholas

Robert Youngquist

Blaine Gibson

Story

Eric Gurney

Bill de la Torre

Music : Oliver Wallace

Layout : Karl Karpe

Background : Art Tandy

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions : Minnie

Germany

Figaro and Cleo

Italy

Minni

France

Les Aventures de Mickey et Minnie

Laserdiscs

Japan

Minnie : Limited Gold Edition

DVD

United States

Cartoon Classics Favorites : Best Pals: Mickey and Minnie

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto : Volume 2

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #6 : "All Figaro All the Time"

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #48

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

From Angie Honeycutt : This cartoon reminds me of what happened with my cat and bird. One time my bird was singing and my kitty came and tried to eat him. The bird flew away and was never seen again. I hope the animal shelter finds him.

From Ryan : This short demonstrates how a little canary like Frankie tests Figaro's patience. It is kind of similar to those Sylvester and Tweety shorts. Figaro has had enough of Frankie's constant tweeting and decides to get rid of him. I enjoy watching these Figaro shorts as I enjoy Figaro's bratty personality.

From Baruch Weiss : This short wasn't too bad. It's kind of similar to the 1941 short "Lend a Paw". In this short Figaro lives with a bird and the bird drives him nuts, but in the end he saves it from Butch the Bulldog. I saw the good angel, but where was the Devil?

Figaro schemes. Sketch (and cel of Frankie, above) courtesy of Van Eaton Galleries

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