Circus Capers (1930)

Directed by

Harry Bailey, John Foster

Genre

animation

Country

United States of America

Runtime

9 min

Rating

4.5 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

Milton Mouse and Rita go to a circus and get into a series of silly antics. The short cartoon follows their adventures among the circus attractions.

whimsicallightheartedplayfulnostalgicbouncyold-fashionedsimplefast-paced

What happens

Circus Capers is a 1930 animated short film made by The Van Beuren Corporation and distributed by Pathé Exchange. The film, which featured the characters Milton Mouse and Rita, the main characters in the Aesop shorts made in 1930, is part of the early sound cartoon series entitled Aesop's Sound Fables, though it is not based on an Aesop fable. Released on September 28, 1930, it was one of the last cartoons to feature Milton and Rita before Van Beuren was sued by Disney to their similarity to Mickey and Minnie Mouse in 1931. The outcome of the lawsuit was that Van Beuren agreed to no longer use Milton and Rita in his Sound Fables. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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