Ben Sharpsteen

Ben Sharpsteen

출생 : 1895-11-04, Tacoma, Washington, USA

사망 : 1980-12-20

약력

“Born in Tacoma, Wash. Graduated from agricultural college but gave up agrarian pursuits to help out Uncle Sam’s Marines during the war. Marine life made me so lazy I couldn’t bear the thought of hard work again so I became an animator, joining the old International Film Company in New York. Work as an animator on old Mutt and Jeff cartoons and on Fleischer’s “Out-of-the-Inkwell.” Twice deserted the ranks of animation for newspaper and commercial art. Guess I am too old to make another change so will stick to animating as long as it sticks to me.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

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Ben Sharpsteen
Ben Sharpsteen
Ben Sharpsteen

참여 작품

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)
Director
Collection that gathers together ten classic animated shorts for the first time, including the iconic “Steamboat Willie,” and features all-new introductions from Mickey and Minnie for each short.
Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies
Director
Among the many animation treasures celebrated here are the never-before-released 'Hell's Bells' and the original unedited 'Mother Goose Goes Hollywood', plus the Academy Award winning 'Three Orphan Kittens' (Best Cartoon, 1935). Enriching the collection even further are several options commentaries by some of the world's foremost animation and film music experts, who also take part in a lively conversation about the series that let Walt Disney push the envelope of animation art to unimaginable flights of fantasy.
Mickey's Summer Madness
Walt Disney Treasures: Silly Symphonies
Director
Celebrate Christmas With Mickey, Donald & Friends
Director
This charming collection features 7 classic Disney cartoons from the 30's and 40's. "The Cookie Carnival" The other unrelated christmas short is "Ferdinand the Bull" The delights are "Santas Workshop" (1932) where its Christmas Eve and Santa and his elves are preparing the toys for Santa to deliver. "The Night Before Christmas" (1933) where we see Santa deliver the presents to a house and the toys come alive in this enchanting animation. "Pluto's Christmas Tree" where Mickey's newly decorated christmas tree is infested with those mischevious chipmunks Chip 'n' Dale. "On Ice" (1935) where Mickey shows off for Minnie during some ice skating, but must rescue Donald when he's nearly blown over a frozen waterfall. Meanwhile, Goofy tries a new form of ice fishing. "Donalds Snow Fight" (1942)
Mickey's Family Album
Director
Dingo aux jeux olympiques
Art Direction
Donald Duck's First 50 Years
Director
Includes: "The Wise Little Hen," "Donald and Pluto," "Don Donald," "Donald's Nephews," "Donald's Double Trouble," "Rugged Bear"
Mickey Mouse Disco
Director
A clip-show music video for the album of the same name and vintage. Includes 5 songs from the album ("Mousetrap", "Disco Mickey Mouse", "Watch Out For Goofy", "Macho Duck", "Welcome To Rio").
Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney
Director
A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kittens, The Country Cousin, The Old Mill, Ferdinand the Bull, The Ugly Duckling, Lend a Paw, Seal Island, Water Birds.
The Danube
Director
The people who live along the Danube are studied along with their traditions, in which they take great pride. Both old and new customs and festivals are shown. The film ends with a visit to the most famous of all the Danube cities—Vienna.
The Danube
Producer
The people who live along the Danube are studied along with their traditions, in which they take great pride. Both old and new customs and festivals are shown. The film ends with a visit to the most famous of all the Danube cities—Vienna.
Japan
Director
This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agricultural ceremonies, ancestor worship, schoolteaching, marriage customs, sports, all against the background of beautiful Japan.
Japan
Producer
This is the story of colorful Japanese customs and manners of the past, and their contrast with present-day Japan. We see ancient farming customs, agricultural ceremonies, ancestor worship, schoolteaching, marriage customs, sports, all against the background of beautiful Japan.
Mysteries of the Deep
Director
Mysteries of the Deep is a 1959 Disney nature documentary short film. Though not an official True-Life Adventures film, it did accompany the release of The Vanishing Prairie and was included on the Walt Disney Legacy Collection's True Life Adventures releases as a bonus feature. It is narrated by Winston Hibler. The film is a panorama of animals inhabiting the sea near the coast: dolphins, sharks, whales, crabs, rays and fish of all kinds.
Cruise of the Eagle
Producer
The varied and important services of the U.S. Coast Guard are glimpsed. They warn ships of dangerous shoals, keep sea lanes open with icebreakers, face gale and hurricane to accurately forecast the weather in remote areas of the Atlantic and Pacific, and perform rescue services to ships and downed aircraft.
Cruise of the Eagle
Director
The varied and important services of the U.S. Coast Guard are glimpsed. They warn ships of dangerous shoals, keep sea lanes open with icebreakers, face gale and hurricane to accurately forecast the weather in remote areas of the Atlantic and Pacific, and perform rescue services to ships and downed aircraft.
Ama Girls
Director
Oscar winning documentary short from 1958
Portugal
Director
This program looks at the people, history, culture and geography of: Portugal.
Alaskan Sled Dog
Director
The story of an Eskimo father and son who train and groom a sled dog team. When the father is lost on an ice floe, the son takes the unproven team on the search, and succeeds in finding his father.
Lapland
Director
High in the frigid zone of the continent of Europe, where the Arctic Circle cuts through the upper tips of Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia, is the land of the Lapps—a people privileged to cross these frontiers unrestricted because of their nomadic traditions and their owing allegiance to no one nation. Their economy, dependent on migrating livestock, is explained, as well as their customs and gypsy-like existence.
The Crisler Story
Producer
A look at the people that shot the footage for Disney's True-Life Adventures.
The Blue Men of Morocco
Associate Producer
The movie presents a mysterious and enigmatic world, a place where more than 40,000 — no one knows precisely how many — descendants of Arab conquerors live, the last great nomads of the world. These nomads are deemed the “Blue Men” due to their bluish complexion — not a racial characteristic, but the consequence of color from their clothing staining their skin. Each morning, they turn to Mecca and thank Allah for the blessing of their remaining liberty, that liberty which, in spite of all the pain and hardships, they would not exchange for houses, which they could not carry on their journeys, nor for radios, since the world outside does not exist for them, nor for watches, since it is not their custom to count the time.
Samoa
Director
Oscar nominated short film from 1956
Sardinia
Director
A train ride takes the audience through the rugged countryside to see the Sardinian people of today. Their independence and self-reliance is emphasized. Sheep are tended and the treatment of their wool is depicted. A wedding and a funeral service are shown, as well as the annual “Ardia” festival with horsemen commemorating historical events.
Switzerland
Director
Oscar nominated short film from 1955
The Disneyland Story
Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.
더 리빙 데저트
Producer
미국의 서부 사막지대에 서식하는 동물과 식물 등 자연 현상을 담은 미국 월트 디즈니의 장편기록영화.
물새
Director
한때 원시인이 숭배했던 형형색색 웅장한 새들의 아름다움을 경험한다. 석호와 습지의 잔잔한 물가부터 거칠고 푸른 광활한 바다까지, 각각의 새들은 자연 서식지에 맞춰 완벽하게 창조되었다. 환상적인 고기잡이 장인 펠리컨이 끼니를 위해 잠수를 하고, 짝을 유혹하기 위해 물 표면을 발끝으로 가로지르는 서부 논병아리의 익살스러운 몸짓을 목격한다. 또한 멋진 촬영술로 포착한 새들의 비행 장면에 맞춘 클래식 음악들도 함께 한다.
이상한 나라의 앨리스
Production Supervisor
나른한 여름 오후, 언니가 읽어주는 역사 얘기를 들으며 졸고 있던 꼬마 소녀 앨리스는 하얀 토끼가 뛰어가는 걸 보고 뒤를 쫓아간다. 토끼 구멍 속으로 따라 들어가 보니 그곳은 완전히 신비한 세계다. 작은 문의 손잡이는 말을 하고, 테이블 위의 약병을 마시니까 앨리스는 병속에 들어 갈 정도로 아주 작아져서, 자기가 흘렸던 눈물의 파도를 타고 열쇠 구멍을 지나간다. 앨리스가 도착한 곳에서는 뱃사람 도도를 비롯한 한 떼의 무리가 파도치는 바닷가를 달리며 젖은 몸을 말리자는 노래를 부르고 있었다. 물 속에서 아무리 빙글빙글 돌아봤자 몸은 마르지 않는다고 얘기를 해 봐도 듣지 않는데...
신데렐라
Production Supervisor
친절하고 상냥한 아릉다운 아가씨 신데렐라는 맘씨 나쁜 새 엄마와 시기심 많은 언니들의 구박을 받으면서도 희망을 잃지 않았다. 친구들이라고는 거스와 자크같은 생쥐뿐이지만 그들은 무슨 일이든 신데렐라를 도왔고, 왕자님의 무도회가 열리던 날에는 착한 요정이 나타나 신데렐라에게 아름다운 드레스와 호박으로 만든 마차를 준비해 주었을 때에도 말이 되어 신데렐라와 동행한다. 궁정의 무도회에 참석해서 멋진 왕자님을 만난 신데렐라. 하지만, 시계가 12시를 가리키자 마법은 풀려나고 신데렐라는 유리구두 한짝을 떨군 채 왕자님에게 인사도 못하고 도망치듯 궁전을 빠져나오는데...
이카보드와 토드경의 모험
Production Supervisor
도서관에서 `바실레드본`이 케네스 그래햄의 책 `버드나무 속의 바람` 이야기에 나오는 토드 홀의 대자주 도트씨에 관해서 이야기를 하면서 시작된다. 그는 자동차를 너무 좋아하고 집착한 나머지 토드 홀의 땅문서를 잃게 되고, 자동차 도둑으로 몰려서 감옥에 갇히게 된다. 그의 친구 쥐와 두더지, 맥바저는 그를 돕기 위해 노력하고 토드는 감옥을 탈출하게 되는데, 술집주인 윙키와 협작꾼의 음모였음을 알게되고, 재산을 되찾아 누명을 벗게된다. 토드는 정신을 차리게 되지만 1908년 산비행기를 보고는 다시 눈이 돌아가는데...   다시 도서관에서 빙 크로스비는 `워싱톤 어빙`의 작품 전설에 대한 이야기를 시작한다. 새로 부임한 학교 교사 이카보드는 슬리피 할로우에 오자마자 뭍 여성들의 마음을 사로잡는다. 하지만 유일하게 부잣집 딸 카트리나는 그에게 무관심하고, 이카보드는 그녀의 재산을 탐낸다. 이미 카트리나에게는 사랑하는 구혼자 브롬본스가 있었으니, 그는 `목없는 기사` 이야기를 들려주며 이카보드에게 겁을 주어 쫓아버리려고한다. 이카보드가 바로 그 할로윈 밤에 말을 타고 집으로 돌아오고 있을때, 그는 그 무서운 유령과 마주치고, 수수께끼처럼 다음날 아침 실종된다. 마을 사람들이 이카보드의 행방에 대한 소문을 퍼뜨리는 동안 카트리나는 브롬과 결혼한다.
Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line
Director
Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for explosives for the war effort.
The New Spirit
Director
Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
덤보
Director
아기 코끼리 덤보는 자신의 커다란 귀 때문에 항상 서커스단 식구들에게 놀림을 받는다. 처음 서커스에 출연하는 날 덤보는 귀엽게 단장을 하고 손님들 앞에서 묘기를 보이지만 커다란 귀 때문에 구경 온 아이들의 놀림만 받는다. 덤보를 끔찍이 아끼는 엄마 점보 부인은 덤보를 놀리는 아이들을 혼을 내주게 되고, 서커스장은 온통 아수라장이 되어 버린다. 이 사건으로 덤보의 엄마 점보 부인은 미친 코끼리로 낙인이 찍힌 채 서커스단을 떠나게 된다. 다른 코끼리들은 이 모든 것이 덤보의 커다란 귀 때문이라며 그를 따돌린다. 엄마 잃은 덤보는 서커스단에서 친구 하나 없는 외로운 신세가 되고 마는데...
환타지아
Production Supervisor
8곡의 클래식 음악에 각각 다른 성격의 애니메이션을 결합한 것으로, 총 10명이 연출을 맡고 25명이 스토리 작업에 투입된 작품이다. 판타지아에는 바흐의 토카타와 푸가, 베토벤의 전원 교향곡, 차이콥스키의 호두까기 인형, 스트라빈스키의 봄의 제전, 뒤카의 마법사의 제자, 폰키엘리의 시간의 춤, 무소륵스키의 민둥산의 하룻밤, 슈베르트의 아베 마리아가 환상적인 영상과 함께 실려 있다. 연주를 담당한 악단은 세계 정상급 교향악단인 필라델피아 오케스트라이고, 지휘는 영화 오케스트라의 소녀에도 출연한 적이 있는 세계적인 지휘자 레오폴드 스토코프스키가 맡았다.
환타지아
Director
8곡의 클래식 음악에 각각 다른 성격의 애니메이션을 결합한 것으로, 총 10명이 연출을 맡고 25명이 스토리 작업에 투입된 작품이다. 판타지아에는 바흐의 토카타와 푸가, 베토벤의 전원 교향곡, 차이콥스키의 호두까기 인형, 스트라빈스키의 봄의 제전, 뒤카의 마법사의 제자, 폰키엘리의 시간의 춤, 무소륵스키의 민둥산의 하룻밤, 슈베르트의 아베 마리아가 환상적인 영상과 함께 실려 있다. 연주를 담당한 악단은 세계 정상급 교향악단인 필라델피아 오케스트라이고, 지휘는 영화 오케스트라의 소녀에도 출연한 적이 있는 세계적인 지휘자 레오폴드 스토코프스키가 맡았다.
피노키오
Director
인형 제작자인 제페토는 별을 바라보면서 남자 아이 인형인 피토키오가 정말 사람이 되었으면 하고 기원한다. 그 날 밤 푸른 요정이 제페토의 작업장에 나타나 피노키오에게 아직은 인형 모습 그대로이지만 살아서 움직이게 만든다. 요정은 피노키오에게 그가 용감하고 비이기적이고 진실함을 증명할 수 있다면 그가 진짜 소년이 될 것이라 이야기한다. 피노키오의 첫 번째 시련은 제페토가 피노키오를 학교에 보내면서 닥친다. 학교로 가는 도중 피노키오는 워딩톤 파울펠로라는 이름의 교활한 여우를 만난다. 그와 그의 동료인 기데온은 피노키오가 학교를 때려치우고 연극계로 진출토록 설득하는데...
The Fox Hunt
Director
Donald controls the hounds , and Goofy is riding on Horace Horsecollar, as the fox outwits both of them.
Polar Trappers
Director
Donald and Goofy are trappers in the frozen south (Antarctica) with different approaches. Donald sees a penguin and dresses as one to lure her to the chopping block; Goofy baits a trap with fish (then acts like a walrus to capture one that steals his bait bucket).
Mickey's Trailer
Director
Goofy's in the driver's seat, Mickey's in the kitchen, and Donald's in bed in Mickey's high-tech house trailer. When Goofy comes back to eat breakfast, leaving the car on autopilot, it takes them onto a dangerous closed mountain road. When Goofy realizes this, he accidentally unhooks the trailer, sending it on a perilous route. They come very close to disaster several times, while the oblivious Goofy drives on and hooks back up to them.
Boat Builders
Director
Mickey buys a boat kit, and enlists Goofy and Donald to help assemble it. The plans say, "so simple a child could do it", so of course, they have their share of troubles. But before long, they're ready to launch the Queen Minnie, with appropriate fanfare, at which time, all the collapsible parts collapse.
백설공주와 일곱 난쟁이
Co-Director
아주 먼 옛날, 왕비는 뱃속의 아이가 눈처럼 하얀 피부에 사과처럼 붉은 입술, 장미빛 뺨을 지닌 공주이기를 빌었다. 드디어 왕비는 예쁜 공주를 낳고 그녀를 백설공주라 불렀다. 백설공주는 모든 사람들의 사랑을 받으며 자라났지만 왕비가 죽고 새로 들어온 계모가 여왕이 되자 혹독한 시달림을 받는다. 계모에게는 신비로운 마술 거울이 있었는데, 어느 날 여왕이 세상에서 가장 아름다운 사람은 누구냐고 질문하자 마술 거울은 백설공주라고 대답한다. 분노한 여왕은 사냥꾼을 불러 백설공주를 죽이도록 명령하지만, 사냥꾼은 백설공주의 순수한 마음씨에 감동하여 그녀를 죽이는 대신 계모를 피해서 도망치도록 일러주는데...
백설공주와 일곱 난쟁이
Post Production Supervisor
아주 먼 옛날, 왕비는 뱃속의 아이가 눈처럼 하얀 피부에 사과처럼 붉은 입술, 장미빛 뺨을 지닌 공주이기를 빌었다. 드디어 왕비는 예쁜 공주를 낳고 그녀를 백설공주라 불렀다. 백설공주는 모든 사람들의 사랑을 받으며 자라났지만 왕비가 죽고 새로 들어온 계모가 여왕이 되자 혹독한 시달림을 받는다. 계모에게는 신비로운 마술 거울이 있었는데, 어느 날 여왕이 세상에서 가장 아름다운 사람은 누구냐고 질문하자 마술 거울은 백설공주라고 대답한다. 분노한 여왕은 사냥꾼을 불러 백설공주를 죽이도록 명령하지만, 사냥꾼은 백설공주의 순수한 마음씨에 감동하여 그녀를 죽이는 대신 계모를 피해서 도망치도록 일러주는데...
백설공주와 일곱 난쟁이
Sequence Supervisor
아주 먼 옛날, 왕비는 뱃속의 아이가 눈처럼 하얀 피부에 사과처럼 붉은 입술, 장미빛 뺨을 지닌 공주이기를 빌었다. 드디어 왕비는 예쁜 공주를 낳고 그녀를 백설공주라 불렀다. 백설공주는 모든 사람들의 사랑을 받으며 자라났지만 왕비가 죽고 새로 들어온 계모가 여왕이 되자 혹독한 시달림을 받는다. 계모에게는 신비로운 마술 거울이 있었는데, 어느 날 여왕이 세상에서 가장 아름다운 사람은 누구냐고 질문하자 마술 거울은 백설공주라고 대답한다. 분노한 여왕은 사냥꾼을 불러 백설공주를 죽이도록 명령하지만, 사냥꾼은 백설공주의 순수한 마음씨에 감동하여 그녀를 죽이는 대신 계모를 피해서 도망치도록 일러주는데...
Pluto's Quin-puplets
Director
Pluto wants to chase the sausage man, but Fifi convinces him to look after their five rambunctious puppies instead. The puppies end up in the basement, where they tangle with a compressed air tank, paint, a jug of hooch, and other hazards. Fifi returns and finds a drunk Pluto, paint on everyone, and gets very angry.
시계 청소부들
Director
미친 듯이 웃을 시간이 왔다. 미키, 구피, 도날드가 거칠게 돌아가는 톱니바퀴, 뒤틀린 스프링, 귀청이 찢어질 듯한 종소리, 잠든 황새와 맞서 싸운다.
그 여름의 하와이
Director
미키와 친구들이 훌라 댄스와 해변을 통해 하와이를 경험한다.
La Revue de Mickey
Director
A Mickey Mouse theatrical anthology with Mickey's Grand Opera, More Kittens, The Worm Turns, Mickey's Rival and Little Hiawatha
Moose Hunters
Director
Goofy (front) and Donald (rear) are dressed in a moose suit, trying to lure moose for hunter Mickey. When they do find one, it turns out to be more than they can handle.
Don Donald
Director
Donald is courting Daisy (called Donna, here in her first appearance) Duck in Mexico. He arrives on a burro, which doesn't get along at all well with her; she convinces him to buy a car. They head through the desert, but the car breaks down, and throws Donald out, then takes off on its own with Daisy trapped inside the rumble seat. The car hits a rock, throwing Daisy into a mud puddle, to Donald's excessive amusement. Daisy pulls a unicycle from her purse, and rides off.
The Worm Turns
Director
Mad scientist Mickey has just brewed up a potion; to test it out, he squirts it on a fly that's been trapped by a spider, a (regular) mouse being harassed by a cat, then the cat when Pluto goes after it, and Pluto when dogcatcher Pegleg Pete goes after him. Each of the underdogs turns against his tormentor.
Donald and Pluto
Director
Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin clinging to him, especially his metal dog dish.
Mickey's Circus
Director
Mickey is ringmaster of a circus for orphans. Donald has a trained sea lion act, and does a bit of juggling himself. Mostly, though, he fights with a baby sea lion who keeps stealing both the fish and the show. Donald then finds himself and Mickey in an unrehearsed high wire act, which kicks into high gear when one of the orphans electrifies the wire. They end by doing a high dive into the seals' tank.
Moving Day
Director
Donald and Mickey are overdue on their rent, so the sheriff is preparing to evict them and sell their belongings. Goofy the ice-man comes by and helps them move out before the sale, but their piano doesn't want to stay on his truck. Meanwhile, Donald has a fight with a plunger and a fishbowl after removing a heater from the gas line.
Orphan's Picnic
Director
Mickey and Donald take a truckload of mouse boys on a picnic. The boys delight in tormenting Donald, first by filching the picnic food, then giving him a flower with a bee inside (Donald eventually gets the whole hive after him), and finally a sandwich with another bee in it.
Broken Toys
Director
A sailor doll, thrown into a toy dump, rallies the demoralized dolls that were already there.
Cock o' the Walk
Director
The title character comes to town, complete with portable boxing ring. He grabs a local chicken and dances with her, inspiring several other barnyard animals to dance. But her rooster takes offense, and enters the ring to do battle.
On Ice
Director
Mickey shows off his ice-skating skills to Minnie; Goofy does some unconventional ice fishing; Donald straps skates to Pluto and laughs at his attempts to skate. Donald gets strapped to a kite and is about to be swept over a waterfall when Mickey pulls off an heroic rescue.
Mickey's Fire Brigade
Director
Mickey, Donald and Goofy are a fire department. As you might expect, their attempts at fighting a boardinghouse fire are not particularly effective. They hear Clarabelle singing in the bathtub and rescue her, tub and all, against her will (she won't believe there's a fire).
The Cookie Carnival
Director
Cookies, pastries, and other desserts have a parade.
Mickey's Service Station
Director
Mickey, Goofy & Donald have 10 minutes to fix Pete's car. Or else!
Two-Gun Mickey
Director
Minnie rides into town and takes a large sack of money out of the bank. Pegleg Pete gathers his gang to take it from her, and they chase her out of town. Lonesome cowboy Mickey, who met Minnie earlier and was told she could take care of herself, sees this chase unfolding from his high perch, and rides down to save the day.
Mickey Plays Papa
Animation
Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.
Peculiar Penguins
Animation
Penguins dance and play in Antarctica.
현명한 암탉
Animation
고전 단편 애니메이션 '현명한 암탉'에 도날드 덕이 데뷔한다. 옥수수를 심고 있는 작은 암탉은 돼지 피터와 도날드 덕으로부터 도움을 요청하지만, 둘 다 '배가 아프다'며 거절한다. 옥수수를 수확할 때가 되자 돼지 피터와 도날드는 여전히 암탉을 돕지 않고, 이에 암탉과 병아리들은 직접 수확을 한다. 마침내 암탉은 옥수수를 요리하고, 도날드와 돼지 피터에게 요리를 권하지만, 자세히 보니 그들은 놀라운 사실을 발견한다.
The Hot Choc-late Soldiers
Animation
A group of confectionary soldiers go to war against a neighboring cookie castle.
Funny Little Bunnies
Animation
We see bunny rabbits preparing for Easter, by making chocolate eggs and rabbits, decorating eggs, and weaving and filling baskets.
The Grasshopper and the Ants
Animation
As in the classic fable, the grasshopper plays his fiddle and lives for the moment, while the industrious ants squirrel away massive amounts of food for the winter. With his song, he's able to convince at least one small ant until the queen arrives and scares him back to work. The queen warns the grasshopper of the trouble he'll be in, come winter. Winter comes, and the grasshopper, near starvation, stumbles across the ants, who are having a full-on feast in their snug little tree. They take him in and warm him up. The queen tells him only those who work can eat so he must play for them. Written by Jon Reeves
Shanghaied
Animation
Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish off the wall; a swordfight with Pete ensues. Mickey gets out of the cabin and on deck; he hoists Minnie up onto the mast. Pete summons his crew, and Mickey fights them off with a cannon, shooting pots and pans, a stove, and ultimately a harpoon before winning Minnie and the ship back for good.
The China Shop
Animation
The elderly owner of a china shop leaves for the night, and the various figurines and decorated mugs come to life. A demonic figure captures an upper-class lady and does battle with her lord, damaging much of the shop. But the demon proves to have a glass jaw and, literally, a yellow streak, and the happy couple is soon reunited. No dialogue, but some signs are in English, particularly the final punch-line.
The Night Before Christmas
Animation
A narrator sings the opening stanzas of the classic poem while we see the house at rest. Santa lands on the roof, comes down the chimney, and opens his bag. The toys march out and decorate the tree, with the toy soldiers shooting balls from their cannon, a toy airplane stringing a garland like skywriting, and the toy firemen applying snow. A blimp delivers the star to the top. Meanwhile, Santa fills the stockings. His laughter awakens the children, who sneak out. The toys rush to their places, and Santa escapes up the chimney just in time.
The Pied Piper
Animation
The people of Hamelin, overrun with rats, offer a bag of gold to anyone who can get rid of the rats. A piper offers to do the job, and successfully lures the rats into a mirage of cheese, which disappears. The citizens, disappointed that all he did was play a tune, offer only pocket change. The piper, angered, plays a new tune that has all the children of the city follow him, even the new twins the stork is preparing to deliver.
Puppy Love
Animation
Mickey's in trouble when Pluto and Fifi eat Minnie's chocolates.
Lullaby Land
Animation
A baby is transported to Lullaby Land, where pacifiers grow on trees, diapers, bottles, and potty chairs march on parade, and the gingham dog comes to life. He wanders into the "keep out" cave, full of things like scissors, knives, and fountain pens that are not for baby and begins smashing watches with hammers and playing with giant matches. The matches chase after him; baby escapes by riding a bar of soap across a pond, but the smoke from the matches turns into boogey-men. The benevolent sandman, dressed as a wizard, spots baby hiding and works his magic, bringing us back to the real nursery.
Old King Cole
Animation
Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of characters puts on a stage show. The Ten Little Indian Boys get everyone dancing along. The Hickory Dickory Dock mice announce midnight, and everyone leaves, back into their books.
Mickey's Gala Premier
Animation
Mickey's film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy Durante, Clark Gable, Sid Grauman, Mae West. The picture, Galloping Romance (Pegleg Pete kidnaps Minnie, and Mickey gives chase on a variety of animals), starts, and everyone in the audience sways along to the music, then rolls in the aisles with laughter. After, everyone comes on stage to congratulate Mickey; Garbo smothers him with kisses.
Mickey's Mechanical Man
Animation
Mickey has built a robot to compete in the boxing ring against the giant gorilla, the Kongo Killer. Whenever it hears Minnie's car horn, it goes crazy and starts punching any picture of Killer that it sees, even if it's on a brick wall, thus hurting itself. Mickey manages to barely patch his robot together to take on Killer, but after some early success, it gets pummeled by the ape. Minnie fetches the car horn, which brings it back, and it trounces Killer, then flies apart.
Father Noah's Ark
Animation
Noah, his family (wife, 3 sons, their wives), and various animals all help build the ark. The rains come, and the skunks barely miss the boat (not that anyone was particularly looking for them), but they manage to swim to it. After the rain and many lamentations by the humans, the sun returns, to the great joy of all. The ground appears, and the animals (and many new babies) disembark.
Mickey's Mellerdrammer
Animation
Mickey Mouse and his friends stage their own production of Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Birds in the Spring
Animation
Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.
The Mad Doctor
Animation
A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky mansion of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened severely by the house and its denizens.
Building a Building
Animation
Mickey's a shovel operator and laborer at a construction site; Minnie is delivering box lunches; Pete is the foreman. Mickey pays more attention to Minnie than to his work, and keeps having accidents (mostly involving the blueprints Pete is holding). Pete steals Mickey's lunch, so Minnie offers him one on the house. While he's eating, Pete kidnaps Minnie; Mickey fights him, but the tide turns when Minnie dumps a load of hot rivets into Pete's pants...
Mickey's Good Deed
Animation
Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich man's window, and the spoiled brat kid inside decides he wants Pluto. Mickey isn't selling, but when his bass gets destroyed by a passing sleigh and he sees a house full of orphans with no presents, he changes his mind. Mickey plays Santa to the kids. Meanwhile, the brat has been torturing Pluto; his father finally has enough and throws Pluto out and spanks the child. Pluto and Mickey are reunited, and as a bonus, the kid has tied the Christmas turkey to Pluto's tail. (Also included: Chip an' Dale 1947, Lend a Paw 1941)
Santa's Workshop
Animation
Santa's little helpers must hurry to finish the toys before Christmas Day.
Babes in the Woods
Animation
Two children wander the forest and get lured into a witch's house.
The Klondike Kid
Animation
Mickey plays piano in the Klondike Bar. He rescues a depressed, half-frozen Minnie. Pegleg Pierre comes storming in and steals her away, after a gun battle. A dogsled chase follows, with Pluto pulling Mickey's sled. There's a battle at Pete's cabin that features a sequence with Pete and Mickey wearing bedsprings and bouncing. Meanwhile, Pluto, chasing a rabbit, makes a giant snowball that sends the cabin downhill and eventually traps Pete.
King Neptune
Animation
After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea creatures launch a full-on assault on the pirate ship, and eventually the giant King himself gets free and creates major havoc for the ship.
The Whoopee Party
Animation
A house party. While Minnie plays piano and the guests dance, Mickey, Goofy, and Horace prepare a snack, which is brought out to much fanfare and immediately devoured. A band forms and plays Scott Joplin's The Entertainer; Mickey dances with Patricia Pig and various inanimate objects also dance, while all cry "Whoopee!" from time to time. The police come to break up the party.
Trader Mickey
Animation
Mickey Mouse and Pluto are traveling up an African river with a cargo of goods (including several musical instruments). They hit land and are captured by cannibals who plan to eat them. As soon as Mickey starts playing on a saxophone, they all start jamming to "The Darktown Strutter's Ball."
Mickey in Arabia
Animation
Mickey and Minnie are touring Arabia when she catches the eye of sheik Pete.
The Bears and Bees
Animation
Two bear cubs tussle harmlessly, then start to munch on a berry bush, until a bigger, meaner bear chases them off. They nibble some flowers and find a bee, which they follow to the hive, which they then proceed to raid. The big bear chases them off, but unknown to him, a bee spotted the raid and has summoned the attack squad. The bees run him off, and the cubs dig in.
Just Dogs
Animation
Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, that terrier keeps following Pluto too closely for Pluto's tastes, until he digs up a huge bone and gives it to Pluto (who doesn't particularly want to share). But soon all the other escaped dogs are chasing after the bone.
The Duck Hunt
Animation
Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air and dropping them on a clothesline.
The Bird Store
Animation
A pet shop specializing in birds. The various caged birds chirp along to the score in their various styles (including a set of birds that looks like the Marx Brothers). A cat eyes the proceedings hungrily and makes his way in through an open transom, causing panic and an organized counterattack.
Mickey's Orphans
Animation
At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats.
The Beach Party
Animation
A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't chase a crab. Everyone digs in to lunch. Mickey throws Pluto a string of sausages; he dives after them, and comes up with an angry octopus instead, who crashes into the picnic. Everyone fights the octopus, and Mickey finally manages to send it out to sea by throwing an anchor like a lasso.
The Fox Hunt
Animation
It's morning in the English countryside and time for the gentry to participate in their favorite sport: the fox hunt. The eccentric gentlemen come in all shapes and sizes, the fat ones putting the greatest strain on the horses. The craziest things happen to the monocled hunters. One even gets knocked off his horse when it jumps over a brick wall. He shoots straight up into the air and, thanks to a parachute hidden in his clothes, makes a gentle landing. But instead of the ground, he lands on a cow. Upset by her unwanted passenger, she takes off at top speed, finally dumping him in a mud puddle, where he lands on a pig and continues his wacky ride. Meanwhile, the poor fox finally gets trapped in a hollow log. Dogs to the left of him, dogs to the right! Luckily, the beleaguered creature gets help from a certain powerful, and pungent, friend.
The Spider and the Fly
Animation
A kitchen is filled with houseflies. A spider wakes up and plays his web like a harp, attracting a pair of them; the female is trapped, and the male summons the cavalry, which arrives riding horseflies, riding dragonflies to drop pepper bombs, firing champagne bottles, and ultimately setting the web on fire and catching the spider on flypaper when he falls.
The Clock Store
Animation
The various clocks and watches in a clock store dance, ring alarms musically, and otherwise entertain us in an after hours presentation.
Egyptian Melodies
Animation
A spider gets lost inside the sphinx.
The Cat's Out
Animation
A cat, being sent out for the night, begins to make trouble for some birds. He later has a nightmare that the birds grow and begin to extract their revenge.
The Busy Beavers
Animation
A group of beavers cheerily build a dam.
The China Plate
Animation
An old plate tells the tale of the Emperor of China, whose palace was disrupted by some children.
Mother Goose Melodies
Animation
A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.
Traffic Troubles
Animation
Mickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs into some bad road, bounces the fare down to almost nothing, then bounces the customer right out of the cab. Mickey pulls up to the curb and picks up his second passenger, Minnie. She plays her accordion while they ride. The cab gets a flat tire, and Mickey uses a pig to pump it up.
Birds of a Feather
Animation
Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance.
The Birthday Party
Animation
Mickey's friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie's house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the cake onto the chef's face, while the candles stay lit. He unwraps his present: a miniature piano. He plays a duet of I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby with Minnie, followed by an instrumental version of The Darktown Strutter's Ball, which everyone dances to (including Mickey and Minnie, while the piano stools keep playing). Mickey then plays There's No Place Like Home on the xylophone, then accompanies Minnie on another piece, after which the xylophone gets frisky and eventually dumps Mickey in the fish bowl.
Playful Pan
Animation
The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each other, causing lightning strikes that start a forest fire. The animals rush to escape the fire. Finally, an animal comes to tell Pan of the fire; he rushes to it, and gets it to dance to his tune, right into the lake.
Pioneer Days
Animation
Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, and Minnie is captured.
Winter
Animation
In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates. Everyone gathers around the groundhog to see what happens.
The Gorilla Mystery
Animation
A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her and grabs her. Mickey rushes right over to save her.
Monkey Melodies
Animation
The monkeys are swinging; their song and dance routine has other jungle creatures joining in. And two monkeys in love chase and kiss. But the hungry crocodiles lie in wait (and dance the soft shoe).
The Chain Gang
Animation
Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a harmonica and everyone starts making music and/or dancing. Soon there's a jail-break, and Mickey's on the run, tracked by bloodhounds (including his future pet, Pluto, in his first appearance). He falls off a cliff and right into a jail cell.
The Fire Fighters
Animation
Mickey and others are firemen; they slide down an ostrich's neck when the alarm sounds. A squealing cat whose tail Mickey pulls acts as the siren. The nearest hydrant isn't working too well, so Horace Horsecollar takes drinks from a pond and uses that water to put out the fire. Minnie is trapped on an upper floor; Mickey climbs the neighboring building fire escape and uses a clothesline to cross to Minnie's building.
Midnight in a Toy Shop
Animation
A spider seeks shelter inside an old toy store, where he soon discovers that the merchandise comes to life after dark.
Arctic Antics
Animation
A collection of arctic animals (seals, walruses, polar bears, penguins) float by on ice floes and on shore, performing various musical numbers.
Frolicking Fish
Animation
The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways.
Cannibal Capers
Animation
A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. In the middle of their gala, they are interrupted by a ferocious lion!
Mickey's Choo-Choo
Animation
Mickey is a railroad engineer with an anthropomorphic locomotive. He feeds the train (coal), then feeds his dog, then makes lunch for himself. Minnie drops by and plays a tune on her fiddle while Mickey dances. After lunch, the train has trouble climbing a hill, and the last car with Minnie aboard detaches and runs away.
El Terrible Toreador
Animation
A barmaid, a Mexican officer and a terrible toreador form a love triangle, as they dance, skip, kiss, punch and slap to the tune of Bizet's "Carmen." Later, the barmaid cheers her lover, and the officer razzes him, during the big bullfight. The toreador and the bull are not above clowning, but never doubt they are two fearsome opponents striving toward a gruesome climax.
The Bootblack
Director
Based on the comic strip Happy Hooligan, this cartoon was packaged with the Hearst-Vitagraph News Pictorial and shown before the main features in theaters.