When the Cat's Away (1929)

Directed by

Walt Disney

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

7 min

Rated

ALL

Rating

5.9 of 10 from 65 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This animated short shows Mickey and Minnie Mouse as tiny mice who take over a cat's home while the cat is away. They play music and have fun until the cat returns and chaos breaks out.

playfullightheartedwhimsicalfast-pacedcheerfulnostalgicslapstick

What happens

When the Cat's Away is a 1929 American animated short film directed by Walt Disney. It is the sixth film of the Mickey Mouse film series. It was animated by Ub Iwerks and Ben Sharpsteen. It was the sixth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the third of that year. In this cartoon, Mickey and Minnie are the size of regular mice, and Tom Cat is the size of a person. It was released on May 3, 1929 by Celebrity Productions. Columbia Pictures reissued the film after Walt Disney Productions switched distributors. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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