"A Pluto Cartoon"

Release Date September 10, 1948

Synopsis

Big-hearted Pluto helps Orville the bird learn to fly.

Characters

Pluto

Orville the Bird

Credits

Director : Charles Nichols

Animation

Phil Duncan

George Nicholas

George Kreisl

Jack Boyd

Story

Milt Shaffer

Eric Gurney

Music : Oliver Wallace

Layout : Karl Karpe

Background : Brice Mack

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 2 : Pluto

France

Les Nouvelles Aventures de Pluto

Germany

Pluto Ein Schlappohr Hetzt die Meute

Italy

Le Nuove Avventure di Pluto

Winnie Puh Orsetto Ghiottone

Laserdisc

United States

Pluto

Japan

More Tales of Pluto

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto : Volume 2

Cartoon Classics Favorites : Best Pals: Mickey and Pluto

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Peter Pan II : Return to Neverland

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #21 : Goin' to the Birds

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 Dale : Poor Pluto! Even though he tries to help the poor little bird, he still gets knocked crazy enough to see birds flying around his head not once, but twice! Not an enjoyable experience, I would say, since I have also experienced what Pluto went through...seeing the birds around his head anyway...I have had that happen to me at times.

From Bill Odom : This cartoon was shown as an introduction to "Return to Neverland" which my three children and I attended on President's Day. I am hoping that this is a return to a tradition that I grew up with. The theater was at near capacity and the short drew a round of applause at its conclusion, indicating the audience's approval.

From Baruch Weiss : I thought that this short wasan't too bad, but doesn't it seem rather odd that a dog is teaching a baby bird to fly? Oh well it's only a cartoon!

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