Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s
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1. Alice's Wonderland (1923)
12 min | Animation, Comedy, Short
Alice visits an animation studio, where the animators show her various scenes on their drawing boards. A few of them: a cat dancing to a cat band; a mouse poking at a (live) cat until it ... See full summary »
Directors: Walt Disney, Hugh Harman, Carman Maxwell | Stars: Virginia Davis, Walt Disney, Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising
Votes: 829
2. Alice's Wild West Show (1924)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice and her friends put on a show. After a brief overture, act one: A saloon; Alice enters, and shoots down two bad guys. Tubby O'Brien and his gang then enter the audience; Alice's cast ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Stars: Virginia Davis, Tommy Hicks
Votes: 311
3. Alice Gets in Dutch (1924)
10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After Alice is caught pulling a prank in class, she's sent to the corner with a dunce's cap, where she quickly grows tired and begins daydreaming. She imagines herself cavorting with ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Stars: Virginia Davis, Tommy Hicks, David F. Hollander, Leon Holmes
Votes: 273
4. Alice's Egg Plant (1925)
Not Rated | 9 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Little Alice and Julius the cat operate an egg factory. The hens are a bit lazy, but Julius cracks the whip. An out-of-town chicken arrives, only she's a labour agitator, Little Red Henski ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Anne Shirley
Votes: 333
5. Alice in the Jungle (1925)
Not Rated | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Alice and Julius the cat are riding an elephant through the jungle. Julius falls and is nearly eaten by crocodiles but manages to escape nevertheless. Meanwhile, two elephant children are ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Virginia Davis
Votes: 252
6. Alice's Mysterious Mystery (1926)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mouse and his boss pose as dogcatchers and grab a schoolhouse full of dogs; they use several other ruses to round up dogs for, as we discover, a sausage factory. Alice and Julius are on ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Margie Gay
Votes: 283
7. Alice the Whaler (1927)
Not Rated | 6 min | Animation, Family, Short
Alice is dancing aboard her ship with a veritable zoo of a crew. Meanwhile, in the galley, the chef (a cat) is preparing food while his assistant, a mouse, is peeling potatoes. When the ... See full summary »
Director: Walt Disney | Star: Lois Hardwick
Votes: 234
8. Ferdinand the Bull (1938)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Ferdinand is a quiet, gentle bull who only wants to stop and smell the flowers. After he is stung by a bee, the townspeople believe he is ferocious and take him to the bullfight.
Director: Dick Rickard | Stars: Don Wilson, Walt Disney, Milt Kahl
Votes: 3,632
9. Chicken Little (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
A bold and colorful retelling of the classic tale of the not-so-bright little chicken's encounter with an acorn and gravity. Crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the sky and right into an eye-catching surprise.
Directors: Jack Cutting, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Florence Gill, Frank Graham, Dorothy Lloyd, Clarence Nash
Votes: 933
10. The Pelican and the Snipe (1944)
Approved | 9 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
A pelican and a snipe set up light housekeeping in a lighthouse. The pelican flies in his sleep, dreaming that he's a dive bomber, and the snipe saves him.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Dick Lundy | Stars: Sterling Holloway, James MacDonald
Votes: 274
11. A Feather in His Collar (1946)
1 min | Animation, Short
A short made for Community Chests of America in which Pluto shows his support by donating his bone collection.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 131
12. The Brave Engineer (1950)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
Legendary engineer Casey Jones is determined to keep his train schedule and nothing is going to stop him.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jerry Colonna, The King's Men, Ken Darby, Jon Dodson
Votes: 482
13. Morris the Midget Moose (1950)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A bootle beetle elder tells the story of Morris, the moose about the size of a rabbit. Thunderclap the moose is taking on all challengers, and Morris decides to try, much to the amusement ... See full summary »
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Dink Trout
Votes: 336
14. Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1951)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mix-up by Mr. Stork finds a little lion cub in the care of a gentle flock of sheep. But when a hungry wolf begins to stalk the herd, will Lambert find the courage to protect his mama?
Directors: Jack Hannah, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Sterling Holloway, June Foray, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 2,609
15. The Little House (1952)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
The story of a little house, experiencing isolation progress through the ages, finding happiness in the quiet, simple countryside.
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, June Foray, Stan Freberg, Bob Jackman
Votes: 697
16. Melody (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Family
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as... See full summary »
Directors: Ward Kimball, Charles Nichols | Stars: Sue Allen, Judson Conlon, Mac McLean, Loulie Jean Norman
Votes: 339
17. Football Now and Then (1953)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
An old man and his grandson watch a football game between a modern team and a team of old-timers.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Dennis Day, Frank Bull, Sam Edwards, Dal McKennon
Votes: 277
18. Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
Directors: Ward Kimball, Charles Nichols | Stars: The Mellowmen Quartet, Loulie Jean Norman, Charlie Parlota, Bill Thompson
Votes: 1,556
19. Ben and Me (1953)
Passed | 21 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A mouse tells the story of how he guided Benjamin Franklin to success and prominence.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Hans Conried, Stan Freberg, James MacDonald
Votes: 1,025
20. Pigs Is Pigs (1954)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A stubbornly officious station master's stand-off with a miserly customer over the shipping rate for transporting guinea pigs gets completely out of hand.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Bob Hamlin, Bill Lee, Dal McKennon, The Mellowmen Quartet
Votes: 463
21. Social Lion (1954)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The lion is trapped by the safari and brought to New York, where he's accidentally set free, but nobody is intimidated by him.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Jack Hannah | Stars: Stan Freberg, Paul Frees, James MacDonald, Alan Mowbray
Votes: 307
22. Hooked Bear (1956)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Humphrey the bear isn't having much luck with his fishing; every time he catches some nice fish, he gets distracted and drops them. So he goes after the catches of the local anglers instead... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Jack Hannah, James MacDonald, Bill Thompson
Votes: 441
23. Jack and Old Mac (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Family
Two stylized nursery rhymes are shown. First is "The House That Jack Built" as told with a variety of characters composed of letters that spell out their names (Example: the cow is made up ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Justice, Jack Kinney | Star: Jud Conlon
Votes: 204
24. In the Bag (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
A ranger tries to get his bears to clean up the mess the tourists have left behind.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: James MacDonald, Bill Thompson, Jackson Weaver
Votes: 502
25. A Cowboy Needs a Horse (1956)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Musical
A young boy dreams of being a cowboy. After he gets the basics, as outlined in the title song, he's attacked by Indians. He runs out of bullets and manages to lasso them. He smokes the ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Justice, Jack Kinney | Star: Jud Conlon's Rhythmaires
Votes: 339
26. The Story of Anyburg U.S.A. (1957)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
The city of Anyburg decides its traffic situation has gotten out of hand, so it puts the automobile on trial. The trial (conducted in rhyme) starts with a car that was in a hit-and-run ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hans Conried, Dal McKennon, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Thompson
Votes: 232
27. The Truth About Mother Goose (1957)
Approved | 15 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The true story behind various nursery rhymes is explored.
Directors: Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Page Cavanaugh Trio, Kevin Corcoran, John Dehner, Ginny Tyler
Votes: 441
28. Paul Bunyan (1958)
Approved | 17 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
The life, career, and challenges of the legendary giant lumberjack.
Director: Les Clark | Stars: Bill Lee, The Mellowmen Quartet, Thurl Ravenscroft, Max Smith
Votes: 1,189
29. Noah's Ark (1959)
Approved | 19 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Noah gets the word: build an ark in seven days. His sons cut the necessary trees in three days, and much furious sawing and hammering follows. But there's no rest, as they need to round up ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Justice | Stars: Jerome Courtland, Jeanne Bruns, James MacDonald, Paul Frees
Votes: 355
30. Goliath II (1960)
Approved | 15 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goliath II is a 6-inch-tall elephant (son of the huge Goliath). He's a big disappointment to his father, but mom is proud of Goliath II anyway. Goliath II is constantly getting into trouble... See full summary »
Directors: Wolfgang Reitherman, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Barbara Jo Allen, Kevin Corcoran, Verna Felton
Votes: 548
31. The Saga of Windwagon Smith (1961)
Approved | 13 min | Animation, Short, Family
Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual... See full summary »
Directors: Charles Nichols, Ward Kimball | Stars: Rex Allen, Sons of the Pioneers, Pat Brady, Tommy Doss
Votes: 326
32. A Symposium on Popular Songs (1962)
Passed | 19 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with ... See full summary »
Directors: Bill Justice, Wolfgang Reitherman | Stars: Paul Frees, Gloria Wood, Billy Storm, Skip Farrell
Votes: 353
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