Mickey's Parrot
Appearance
Mickey's Parrot | |
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Directed by | Ben Sharpsteen |
Written by | Jack Kinney (uncredited) |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Walt Disney Pinto Colvig June Foray |
Music by | Leigh Harline Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Frenchy de Trémaudan Louie Schmittt Chuck Couch Eddie Strickland Clyde Geronimi Paul Satterfield Archie Robin Don Patterson |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Mickey's Parrot is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney, distributed by RKO Radio Pictures and released on September 9, 1938. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and animated by Frenchy de Trémaudan, Louie Schmittt, Chuck Couch, Eddie Strickland, Clyde Geronimi, Paul Satterfield, Archie Robin, Don Patterson. It was the 102nd short in the Mickey Mouse film series to be released, and the fourth for that year.[1]
Plot
In this short, a talking parrot escapes from a truck and enters the home of Mickey and Pluto, who hear news of a killer on the loose, and mistake the parrot for the killer.
Voice cast
- Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
- Pluto: Pinto Colvig
- Parrot: Walt Disney
- Radio announcer: unknown
Releases
- 1938 – Original theatrical release
- 1957 – The Mickey Mouse Club, episode #3.24 (TV)
- c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #1.7: "Water Sports" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode No. 1 (TV)
- 1989 – The Magical World of Disney, episode #33.15: "Mickey's Happy Valentine Special" (TV)
- c. 1992 – Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode No. 16 (TV)
- c. 1992 – Donald's Quack Attack, episode No. 34 (TV)
- 1998 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #39: "Minnie Mouse" (TV)
- 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode No. 25 (TV)
Home media
The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.[2]
Additional releases include:
- 1981 – "Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume Three" (VHS)
- 1989 – "Cartoon Classics: Mickey and the Gang" (VHS)
References
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^ "Mickey Mouse in Living Color DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
External links
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Categories:
- 1938 films
- 1938 short films
- 1938 animated films
- 1930s Disney animated short films
- Mickey Mouse short films
- Films directed by Ben Sharpsteen
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Films set on ships
- Films scored by Leigh Harline
- Films scored by Oliver Wallace
- Animated films about birds
- 1930s color films
- 1930s English-language films
- American animated short films
- Animated films about mice
- Animated films about dogs
- RKO Pictures short films
- RKO Pictures animated short films
- 1930s American films
- Disney animated film stubs