The Flying Mouse
| The Flying Mouse | |
|---|---|
| Silly Symphonies series | |
| Directed by | David Hand |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by |
Frank Churchill Bert Lewis |
| Animation by |
Hamilton Luske Bob Kuwahara Harry Bailey Bob Wickersham |
| Backgrounds by | Carlos Manríquez |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists Pictures |
| Release date(s) | July 14, 1934 |
| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 9 min |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | The Wise Little Hen |
| Followed by | Peculiar Penguins |
The Flying Mouse is a 1934 Silly Symphonies cartoon produced by Walt Disney, directed by David Hand, and released to theatres by United Artists on July 14, 1934. The butterfly fairy who appears here may have even inspired the Blue Fairy of Pinocchio six years later. The use of color here was rather innovative as it is set during the course of a single day.
Plot
To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers. When his attempts to use them fail, he falls into the tub and shrinks his sister's dress and gets spanked by his mother. When a butterfly calls for help, he rescues it from a spider. When the butterfly proves to be a fairy, the mouse wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him, making a point that he is "Nothin' But A Nothin'". The butterfly fairy reappears and removes the mouse's wings, telling him that it is best for him to be himself.
External links
- The Flying Mouse at the Internet Movie Database
- The Flying Mouse at The Big Cartoon DataBase
- The Flying Mouse at the Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts
