Burt Gillett

Burt Gillett

"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

  • Title: Burt Gillett
  • Popularity: 1.064
  • Known For: Directing
  • Birthday: 1891-10-15
  • Place of Birth: Elmira, New York, USA
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  • Also Known As: Burton F. Gillett
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Burt Gillett Movies

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    Three Little Pigs

    Three Little Pigs

    6.873 1933 HD

    The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their...

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    The Birthday Party

    The Birthday Party

    5.5 1931 HD

    Mickey's friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie's house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the...

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    Ye Olden Days

    Ye Olden Days

    6.2 1933 HD

    The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her,...

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    Just Dogs

    Just Dogs

    6 1932 HD

    Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, that terrier keeps following Pluto too closely...

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    Cannibal Capers

    Cannibal Capers

    5.5 1930 HD

    A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. In the middle of their gala, they are interrupted by a ferocious lion!

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    Mickey's Good Deed

    Mickey's Good Deed

    6.4 1932 HD

    Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich...

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    Moth and the Flame

    Moth and the Flame

    5.7 1938 HD

    A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady...

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    Playful Pan

    Playful Pan

    6.2 1930 HD

    The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each...

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    Birds of a Feather

    Birds of a Feather

    5.5 1931 HD

    Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance.

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    Flowers and Trees

    Flowers and Trees

    6.8 1932 HD

    A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and...

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    Playful Pluto

    Playful Pluto

    6.2 1934 HD

    Mickey's trying to do some yardwork, but Pluto wants to play. They end up indoors; Mickey breaks a screen, spreads flypaper, and they both get stuck.

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    The Big Bad Wolf

    The Big Bad Wolf

    6.5 1934 HD

    The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

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    Mickey's Orphans

    Mickey's Orphans

    5.9 1931 HD

    At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats.

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    Gulliver Mickey

    Gulliver Mickey

    6.6 1934 HD

    Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to...

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    The Mad Dog

    The Mad Dog

    5.4 1932 HD

    It's bath day for Pluto; we open with him already being scrubbed. He gets out, and his tug of war with Mickey and the towel lands Mickey in the tub....

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    Mickey's Nightmare

    Mickey's Nightmare

    5.9 1932 HD

    Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a...

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    The Wayward Canary

    The Wayward Canary

    5.5 1932 HD

    Mickey gives Minnie a canary for a present. Soon there are several little canaries; they get into the inkwell and fly around the house, making a...

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    The Duck Hunt

    The Duck Hunt

    5.3 1932 HD

    Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air...

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    The Steeple Chase

    The Steeple Chase

    5.3 1933 HD

    Mickey is set to ride Thunderbolt in the big race; his owner, the Colonel, has bet everything. But the stable-hands goof off and incapacitate the...

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    Mickey's Gala Premiere

    Mickey's Gala Premiere

    6.1 1933 HD

    Mickey's film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy...

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    Giantland

    Giantland

    6.1 1933 HD

    Mickey's orphans ask for a story; Mickey casts himself as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He starts with the climbing of the beanstalk; after evading...

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    Mickey's Pal Pluto

    Mickey's Pal Pluto

    5.8 1933 HD

    Pluto rescues a bag of kittens from the river. He feels rejected, then, as Mickey ignores him and blames him for damage the kittens do. His angel and...

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    Traffic Troubles

    Traffic Troubles

    6 1931 HD

    Mickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs...

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    The Barnyard Broadcast

    The Barnyard Broadcast

    5.9 1931 HD

    Mickey runs radio station ICU from his barn. His friends play various musical numbers. A cat wanders in and starts yowling (which sets Pluto, who was...

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    The Moose Hunt

    The Moose Hunt

    5.3 1931 HD

    Mickey's hunting, along with a characteristically playful and distracted (and uncharacteristically talkative) Pluto. Pluto fetches a forked branch,...

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    Fishin' Around

    Fishin' Around

    6.2 1931 HD

    Mickey takes Pluto fishing in a boat on a lake, but they aren't too successful. The fish mock them, and even steal the bait can. Finally, the game...

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    Blue Rhythm

    Blue Rhythm

    5.3 1931 HD

    Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece...

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    Mickey Cuts Up

    Mickey Cuts Up

    5.5 1931 HD

    Mickey and Minnie are next-door neighbors tending their yards. When Minnie is captured by a bird's song, Mickey hides in his bird-house and pretends...

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    The Beach Party

    The Beach Party

    5.9 1931 HD

    A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't...

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    Mickey Steps Out

    Mickey Steps Out

    5.4 1931 HD

    Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays...

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    The Delivery Boy

    The Delivery Boy

    5.6 1931 HD

    Delivery boy Mickey encounters Minnie washing clothes and singing. He stops for a quick song and dance with her. Meanwhile, Pluto gets tangled up in...

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    The Shindig

    The Shindig

    5.3 1930 HD

    Another barn dance. Minnie plays piano; Mickey plays fiddle, then percussion, then harmonica. Mickey dances with the huge Patricia Pig.

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    The Gorilla Mystery

    The Gorilla Mystery

    5.8 1930 HD

    A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her...

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    The Fire Fighters

    The Fire Fighters

    6.2 1930 HD

    Mickey and others are firemen; they slide down an ostrich's neck when the alarm sounds. A squealing cat whose tail Mickey pulls acts as the siren....

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    Pioneer Days

    Pioneer Days

    5.2 1930 HD

    Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes,...

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    The Picnic

    The Picnic

    5.5 1930 HD

    Summertime, and Mickey takes Minnie on a picnic. While Pluto is chasing a rabbit, and Mickey and Minnie are doing a courtship dance, every animal in...

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    Shanghaied

    Shanghaied

    6.5 1934 HD

    Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish...

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    Along Came a Duck

    Along Came a Duck

    4.7 1934 HD

    A little boy chasing after a duck encounters a cartoon frog, who tells him the story of how he saved that duck's life.

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    Grandfather's Clock

    Grandfather's Clock

    6 1934 HD

    A grandfather clock comes to life and tells two children a story (presented in animated cartoon form) about clocks going to school and playing...

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    Mickey Plays Papa

    Mickey Plays Papa

    5.5 1934 HD

    Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.

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    Pastry Town Wedding

    Pastry Town Wedding

    5.2 1934 HD

    A young couple meet in a land made of pastries. The two seem to fall in love at first sight, and arrange a "Pastry Town Wedding," conducted by small...

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  • 1940
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    Andy Panda Goes Fishing

    Andy Panda Goes Fishing

    8 1940 HD

    Andy Panda, a pipe smoking turtle and a friendly electric eel are spending a fun afternoon together fishing. Their fun time is soon spoiled however...

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    The Parrotville Fire Department

    The Parrotville Fire Department

    5.2 1934 HD

    2nd Cartoon in the Rainbow Parade Series by Van Beuren.

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    The Rag Dog

    The Rag Dog

    1 1935 HD

    This musical cartoon about three kittens who get into a spat with two small dogs over milk.Te technical competenceis good -- the dogs are well...

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    Bird Scouts

    Bird Scouts

    1 1935 HD

    13th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series.

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    Japanese Lanterns

    Japanese Lanterns

    5.8 1935 HD

    5th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series. Retitled "Chinese Lanterns" during World War II.

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    Toonerville Picnic

    Toonerville Picnic

    4.7 1936 HD

    The doctor prescribes a relaxing day at the beach for Mr. Bang, who is overstressed. But the beach is anything but relaxing.

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    Toonerville Trolley

    Toonerville Trolley

    4 1936 HD

    The Skipper's morning trolley run is disrupted by several forces.

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    Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

    Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

    4 1936 HD

    Molly Moo-Cow washes to shore on an island, the one occupied by Robinson Crusoe. Much of the short is Crusoe extolling the virtues of the solitary...

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    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

    Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

    4.8 1935 HD

    Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.

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    The Merry Kittens

    The Merry Kittens

    6.3 1935 HD

    [Animated] short of kittens taking unfair advantage of a well meaning dog, who actually is functioning as their protector.

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    Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle

    Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle

    4.5 1935 HD

    Despite the warnings from her conscience, Molly drinks the same brew that got poor Rip Van Winkle drunk and made him sleep for 20 years. The bizarre...

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    Parrotville Old Folks

    Parrotville Old Folks

    6 1935 HD

    Some elderly parrots are washing and cleaning up around the house, when one of them is phoned by Matron Birdkins, who invites them over to the Old...

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    Spinning Mice

    Spinning Mice

    6 1935 HD

    A girl is sewing in her playroom when a boy sneaks in and lets loose a horde of mice into her doll house. She discovers them and is fascinated by...

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    Scotty Finds a Home

    Scotty Finds a Home

    6 1935 HD

    A young boy finds a Scottish terrier who he tries to bring home. His mom refuses him a home, but when he saves the family from a wandering bum, it's...

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    A Picnic Panic

    A Picnic Panic

    6 1935 HD

    Three singing kettles go on a picnic.

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    Parrotville Post Office

    Parrotville Post Office

    6 1935 HD

    A mother and her two rowdy children come into the Parrotville Post Office. The postmaster is annoyed by the children at first. Later, the children...

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    Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians

    Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians

    4.5 1935 HD

    A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly...

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    A Little Bird Told Me

    A Little Bird Told Me

    4.9 1934 HD

    A live-action little boy is caught stealing jam! When he asks his big sister how she knew he had done it, she answers "A little bird told me." This...

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    Orphan's Benefit

    Orphan's Benefit

    5.9 1934 HD

    Donald and Mickey put on a charity show, for some orphans.

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    The Sleeping Princess

    The Sleeping Princess

    8 1939 HD

    A Princess is born in the castle, but through an accident the Destiny fairy fails to get an her invitation and is furious. She tricks the little...

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    The Hunting Season

    The Hunting Season

    6 1935 HD

    There is peace in the forest and among all of the animals there, including a pair of ducks who befriend Molly Moo-Cow. A pair of hunters come on the...

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    Bold King Cole

    Bold King Cole

    5 1936 HD

    Felix the Cat is perched in a tree playing his guitar and serenading himself and a canary with a little ditty called "Nature and Me." It is a...

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    A Haunting We Will Go

    A Haunting We Will Go

    6 1939 HD

    The introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost....

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    Silly Superstition

    Silly Superstition

    1 1939 HD

    Lil' Eightball tries to disprove superstition, but comes into conflict with a lion, which is defeated by his tiny dog.

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    Lonesome Ghosts

    Lonesome Ghosts

    6.827 1937 HD

    On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.

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    Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.

    Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.

    6 1940 HD

    Tom Thumb Jr. and his friend are cast ashore on an island where they are found by a lady who thinks Tom is a baby and puts him to sleep in a sewing...

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    King Neptune

    King Neptune

    6.2 1932 HD

    After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea...

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    Winter

    Winter

    5.6 1930 HD

    In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates....

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    Monkey Melodies

    Monkey Melodies

    5.7 1930 HD

    The monkeys are swinging; their song and dance routine has other jungle creatures joining in. And two monkeys in love chase and kiss. But the hungry...

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    Wild Waves

    Wild Waves

    5.4 1929 HD

    Mickey Mouse is a singing lifeguard. Minnie Mouse is the damsel he must rescue before she is swept out to sea.

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    Frolicking Fish

    Frolicking Fish

    6 1930 HD

    The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways.

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    Bugs in Love

    Bugs in Love

    5.4 1932 HD

    Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their...

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    Babes in the Woods

    Babes in the Woods

    5.9 1932 HD

    Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch...

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    Arctic Antics

    Arctic Antics

    5.7 1930 HD

    A collection of arctic animals (seals, walruses, polar bears, penguins) float by on ice floes and on shore, performing various musical numbers.

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    The Chain Gang

    The Chain Gang

    5.8 1930 HD

    Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a...

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    Mother Goose Melodies

    Mother Goose Melodies

    5.9 1931 HD

    A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.

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    The Winning Ticket

    The Winning Ticket

    1 1938 HD

    John Silver's ship has been repossessed; the Captain and the Kids have won $100,000 in a lottery. Silver dresses as an old lady and pretends to faint...

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    El Terrible Toreador

    El Terrible Toreador

    4.5 1929 HD

    A barmaid, a Mexican officer and a terrible toreador form a love triangle, as they dance, skip, kiss, punch and slap to the tune of Bizet's "Carmen."...

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    The Busy Beavers

    The Busy Beavers

    5.7 1931 HD

    A group of beavers cheerily build a dam.

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    Brave Little Tailor

    Brave Little Tailor

    6.9 1938 HD

    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...

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    Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney

    Les Chefs-d'Œuvre de Walt Disney

    1 1967 HD

    A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan...

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    Three Little Wolves

    Three Little Wolves

    6.6 1936 HD

    Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

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    Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

    Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

    6.3 1937 HD

    A compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Namely: FLOWERS...

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    The Sunshine Makers

    The Sunshine Makers

    5.6 1935 HD

    Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers.

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    Mickey's Good Deed

    Mickey's Good Deed

    6.4 1932 HD

    Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich...

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    Neptune Nonsense

    Neptune Nonsense

    5.4 1936 HD

    Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she's lonely. Felix sets out to catch her...

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    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

    The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

    6 1936 HD

    Felix is handing out relief, thanks to a goose that lays golden eggs. The evil Captain Kidd sees the goose and breaks into Felix's house to get it....

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    Mickey's House of Villains

    Mickey's House of Villains

    7.3 2001 HD

    The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the...

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    Mickey's Family Album

    Mickey's Family Album

    6.222 1998 HD

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  • 1939
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    The Stubborn Mule

    The Stubborn Mule

    1 1939 HD

    Mule is useless for Italian fruit seller, so seller gives mule to Lil' Eightball, who also cannot get the mule going.

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    The Birth of a Toothpick

    The Birth of a Toothpick

    1 1939 HD

    Dauntless Dan’s infatuation with an tree he has named Sylvia. Dan is a hero on a fool’s crusade. He is filled with self-absorption,...

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