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Moth and the Flame

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Moth and the Flame
Directed byBurt Gillett
Story byWalt Pfeiffer
Produced byWalt Disney
Music byAlbert Hay Malotte
Animation byEd Love
Backgrounds byGustaf Tenggren
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
April 1, 1938
Running time
8 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Moth and the Flame is a Silly Symphony that was released on April 1, 1938.[1]

Summary

A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to chow down on a hat and she's soon seduced by a candle flame, which rapidly spreads. He notices her trapped in a spider web with the fire attacking and makes some attempts to save her, but pours benzene on the fire by mistake. The rest of the moths are summoned, and they fight the fire with water-filled bagpipes, an air drop with a water-filled funnel, etc., while our hero works to free his lady from the spider web. The moths finally put the flame out with the help of an old top hat and it will never bother the lady moth again.

Home media

The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set More Silly Symphonies.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 198–199. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.