The Opry House
Mickey runs a small theatre. The orchestra plays, rather badly, excerpts from Carmen. Mickey appears as a snake charmer, but the snake is revealed to be a cat with a snake's head painted on its tail. Mickey does a belly dance, to the audience's delight. Mickey then plays the piano, but the piano and stool, apparently annoyed at the violence and complexity of the piece, kick him off stage.
Walt Disney
Ub Iwerks
Also Directed by Walt Disney
Celebrate one of the world's most famous characters in this timeless collection of Mickey's most memorable cartoons. VINTAGE MICKEY features the classic "Steamboat Willie," which marked the first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as other landmark animated shorts, including the Academy Award(R)-nominated "Mickey's Orphans" (Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1931-32) and "Building A Building" (Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1932-33). It's an exciting, fun, and wonderful look back at the funny little mouse who became a family favorite all around the world.
Alice and Julius are playing on the seashore when Pete comes around, gets Julius drunk and tries to steal a crossword puzzle from Alice. Julius has to sober up to come to the rescue.
Julius is riding through the town declaring war and the villagers promptly arm and ready themselves. While Alice inspects the troops, the opposing army (made up of mice) fires its cannons. Julius is hit and knocked completely apart; he's picked up and brought to the hospital where they put him back together with a healthy helping of spare parts. The stalwart cat returns to the field and, using a fan and a piece of strong-smelling cheese, lures the mice out of their trench, clubbing them on the head as they arrive with his multifunctional tail.
Alice and Julius, as a team, are one of four entrants in a $10,000 balloon race. The bad guy takes out one balloon quickly. It's not clear what kind of balloons these are, since they are sealed like hydrogen/helium balloons, but a good thwack on the top by the bad guy sends Alice and Julius plummeting to the ground, balloon still intact. Julius makes some attempts to re-launch, but they fail. He spots a hippo, smoking nearby, and has an idea: using some pepper, he creates a massive sneeze that re-launches them. But he wasn't onboard. Alice throws down a rope ladder, but it isn't anchored; Julius eventually pulls himself up with a rope. They are then immediately under attack by a lightning storm, which deflates the balloon. Julius makes substitutes from, first, a weiner dog and a couple of empty thought balloons, then, an elephant with extra air pumped in. He grabs a passing bird and catches up to the bad guy, then finds himself in another battle with lightning.
Oswald's sweetheart is stolen by a schoolyard bully, so he has to fight him during recess to win her back.
Oswald's country is at war, like many other volunters he joins the army and finds himself soon in the trenches. A short battle leaves him wounded, but at least in the field hospital where his girlfriend is working.
Alice's trip to the sea inspires her to dream of a visit to an animated underwater world.
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit runs a trolley but finds the job is more trouble than its worth in his debut short.
While Julius is milking his cow, Pete kidnaps Alice. Julius gives chase, and winds up in a duel with Pete.
Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
Also Directed by Ub Iwerks
Celebrate one of the world's most famous characters in this timeless collection of Mickey's most memorable cartoons. VINTAGE MICKEY features the classic "Steamboat Willie," which marked the first appearance of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as other landmark animated shorts, including the Academy Award(R)-nominated "Mickey's Orphans" (Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1931-32) and "Building A Building" (Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1932-33). It's an exciting, fun, and wonderful look back at the funny little mouse who became a family favorite all around the world.
A cowardly cat has several adventures involving pugnacious mice.
The Big Bad Wolf stalks Little Bo Peep and steals one of her sheep. She enlists Little Boy Blue and a dancing scarecrow to assist her and her mischievous black sheep in rescuing it. Singing, dancing, hilarity and impalement ensue.
Flowers, insects, and a crow family all dance to a jaunty tune celebrating spring. After a brief storm, grasshoppers, frogs, and spiders cavort to the Dance of the Hours.
A young grizzly bear, undaunted by his mother's warnings of the coming winter, runs away from home only to be confronted by Old Man Winter himself.
Mickey Mouse, piloting a steamboat, delights his passenger, Minnie, by making musical instruments out of the menagerie on deck.
Flip schemes to get himself hired as an office boy at the Screwy Nuts & Bolts factory, especially because of the attractive typist. He starts well, using a cat's tongue to lick a stack of envelopes.
Playing cards come to life. As in the nursery rhyme, the queen of hearts bakes some tarts; the jack of hearts steals them.
Willie Whopper tells a tall tale of his girlfriend being carried off by a Sultan and his efforts to rescue her.
Willie Whopper and his dog visit Hell, where they meet Satan, Cerberus, and some of the infamous members of the damned.