Brave Little Tailor (1938)

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.

Writer:

Frank Tashlin

Stars:

Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner

Nominated for 1 Oscar.

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Walt Disney	...	Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Marcellite Garner	...	Minnie Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the giant for real.

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Plot Keywords:

giant | fly | coughing | cartoon dog | ice cream cone | 

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Genres:

Family | Animation | Comedy | Short

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 September 1938 (USA)

Also Known As:

Das tapfere kleine Schneiderlein

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

A tie-in adaptation was serialized the Mickey Mouse Sunday newspaper comic strip by Floyd Gottfredson. The adaptation has Mickey and Minnie getting phone calls from Walt Disney and going down to the movie lot to act in the cartoon.

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Goofs

As Mickey slides down the haystack and hides inside, some of the hay falls to the side. In the next shot the loose hay is gone.

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Quotes

Mickey Mouse: Whoopee! I'll cut him down to my size!

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Connections

Featured in Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color: Four Tales on a Mouse (1958)

User Reviews

Mickey's second-finest hour!

This short, nominated for an Oscar for 1938, is the best color Mickey Mouse short, certainly and maybe the best short ever starring this most illustrious of rodents. Because of a misapprehension of a simple declarative sentence, our stalwart sets out on a course to become a somewhat reluctant hero. Well-executed and with Disney's usual attention to detail, this is an excellent cartoon, but it had the great misfortune to come out in the same year as an equally marvelous cartoon (also made by Disney) and so did not bring home the statuette for Walt. Most recommended.