This is an early Disney short featuring Mickey Mouse. There will be spoilers ahead:
Given the proximity of their release dates and the similarities involved, I wouldn't be at all surprised if a significant proportion of the skeleton footage was animated by Ub Iwerks when he animated The Skeleton Dance. I suspect that this short was conceived at least in part to make use of extra material not used in Skeleton Dance for reasons of length as opposed to quality. It certainly resembles footage in Skeleton Dance.
This short actually has more plot than many Mickey Mouse shorts animated primarily by Iwerks. Mickey finds himself out in a storm and goes over to a house to seek shelter. The animation is great throughout the cartoon and it starts early, with Mickey's entrance into the house.
Some nice visual gags form the early part of the short, with Mickey being chased into a room, where he is ordered by a cloaked figure resembling Death to play an organ. Some lively (so to speak) dancing ensues and looks just as good as Skeleton Dance.
Eventually, Mickey makes a break for it and there are some nice visual gags in the last part of the cartoon, including the almost obligatory chamberpot and outhouse jokes. All in all, a very entertaining short.
This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two Disney Treasures DVD set and is well worth tracking down. Most recommended.
Given the proximity of their release dates and the similarities involved, I wouldn't be at all surprised if a significant proportion of the skeleton footage was animated by Ub Iwerks when he animated The Skeleton Dance. I suspect that this short was conceived at least in part to make use of extra material not used in Skeleton Dance for reasons of length as opposed to quality. It certainly resembles footage in Skeleton Dance.
This short actually has more plot than many Mickey Mouse shorts animated primarily by Iwerks. Mickey finds himself out in a storm and goes over to a house to seek shelter. The animation is great throughout the cartoon and it starts early, with Mickey's entrance into the house.
Some nice visual gags form the early part of the short, with Mickey being chased into a room, where he is ordered by a cloaked figure resembling Death to play an organ. Some lively (so to speak) dancing ensues and looks just as good as Skeleton Dance.
Eventually, Mickey makes a break for it and there are some nice visual gags in the last part of the cartoon, including the almost obligatory chamberpot and outhouse jokes. All in all, a very entertaining short.
This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two Disney Treasures DVD set and is well worth tracking down. Most recommended.