The Country Cousin (1936)

Director:

Wilfred Jackson

Release Date:

31 October 1936 (USA)

Genre:

Family | Comedy | Animation | Short

Plot:

Morty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.

Plot Keywords:

Drunkenness | Champagne | Hiccup | Mustard | Feast

Awards:

Won Oscar.

Runtime:

7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Portugal:M/4 | Australia:G | USA:Approved (PCA #2340)

Company:

Walt Disney Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in Toy Tinkers (1949)

Playing with your food

In this Silly Symphony, a mouse from the country visits his cousin in the city. Most of the short is the two mice exploring the dinner table. The animation is fine, where this short suffers is in a lack of humor. Perhaps I've just seen this "dinner table adventure" in one too many Tom and Jerry shorts. Even though this came first, I just didn't find it that enjoyable.