This is an early Mickey Mouse cartoon produced by Disney studio. There will be spoilers ahead:
This is another short using a gorilla named Beppo as a foil for Mickey. This one is a good deal more playful in its confrontations than the others. Mickey sees a sign advertising for "A Boy" to fill a job at a pet store, one Tony's Pet Store. Tony is a rather stereotypical Italian and I suppose it might offend someone somewhere.
Tony hires Mickey and then goes to lunch, leaving Mickey by himself, which is unwise. Somehow Minnie finds Mickey in the store. There are some very nice animated sequences in this part of the short which are similar to several earlier shorts, culminating in seeing Beppo, The Movie Monk.
Beppo is a cheerful sort, with a movie magazine. There's a beautiful caricature of a notable film comic "aped" so to speak, by Beppo. Beppo then sees a shot of King Kong and decides to imitate Kong. There follows the best sequence of the film, which is also reminiscent of quite a few action sequences in earlier shorts. Tony's store is demolished swiftly. Mickey and Minnie, rather than face the music, re-hang the sign for "Boy Wanted" and beat a hasty retreat at the end.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two DVD set and both the short and the set are worth having. Recommended.
This is another short using a gorilla named Beppo as a foil for Mickey. This one is a good deal more playful in its confrontations than the others. Mickey sees a sign advertising for "A Boy" to fill a job at a pet store, one Tony's Pet Store. Tony is a rather stereotypical Italian and I suppose it might offend someone somewhere.
Tony hires Mickey and then goes to lunch, leaving Mickey by himself, which is unwise. Somehow Minnie finds Mickey in the store. There are some very nice animated sequences in this part of the short which are similar to several earlier shorts, culminating in seeing Beppo, The Movie Monk.
Beppo is a cheerful sort, with a movie magazine. There's a beautiful caricature of a notable film comic "aped" so to speak, by Beppo. Beppo then sees a shot of King Kong and decides to imitate Kong. There follows the best sequence of the film, which is also reminiscent of quite a few action sequences in earlier shorts. Tony's store is demolished swiftly. Mickey and Minnie, rather than face the music, re-hang the sign for "Boy Wanted" and beat a hasty retreat at the end.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two DVD set and both the short and the set are worth having. Recommended.