Mickey's Polo Team
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| Mickey's Polo Team | |
|---|---|
| Mickey Mouse series | |
| Directed by | David Hand |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Voices by | Walt Disney Clarence Nash |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt Johnny Cannon Paul Hopkins Dick Huemer Grim Natwick Bill Roberts |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
| Release date(s) | January 4, 1936 (USA) |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | On Ice |
| Followed by | Orphan's Picnic |
Mickey's Polo Team is a 1936 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon features of game of polo played between four Disney characters, led by Mickey Mouse, and four cartoon versions of real-life movie stars. It was directed by David Hand and was first released on January 4, 1936. The film was inspired by Walt Disney's personal love of polo.[1]
The cartoon features cameos of many Disney characters from the Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony film series, as well as several real-world 1930s entertainment figures.
In detail the characters are:
- Referee: Jack Holt
The "Mickey Mousers" team:
- Mickey Mouse
- Goofy as "The Goof"
- Big Bad Wolf
- Donald Duck, riding a donkey
The "Movie Stars" team:
- Stan Laurel
- Oliver Hardy
- Harpo Marx, riding an ostrich
- Charlie Chaplin
Spectators:
- Shirley Temple, seated with the Three Little Pigs
- Charles Laughton, dressed as Henry VIII
- Eddie Cantor
- W. C. Fields
- Harold Lloyd
- Greta Garbo, waving a Pom-pon
- Edna May Oliver, seated next to Max Hare, from The Tortoise and the Hare
- Clark Gable, seated with Clarabelle Cow
- Pluto
- Fifi the Peke
- Two Easter Bunnies, from Funny Little Bunnies
- The Wise Little Hen, from The Wise Little Hen
- The Flying Mouse and his mother, from The Flying Mouse
- Peter and Polly Penguin, from Peculiar Penguins
- King Midas and Goldie the Elf, from The Golden Touch
- Ambrose Puss the Cat and Dirty Bill the Dog Robber, from The Robber Kitten
- Cock Robin and Jenny Wren, from Who Killed Cock Robin?
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Smith, Dave (1996). "Mickey's Polo Team". Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. pp. 328. ISBN 0-7868-8149-0.
