Western Whoopee (1930)

Directed by

Harry Bailey, John Foster

Genre

animation

Country

United States of America

Runtime

7 min

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An animated short featuring Milton Mouse in a wild west setting. The cartoon involves slapstick antics and musical moments.

whimsicalplayfulold-fashionedlightheartedsillymusicalfast-paced

What happens

Western Whoopee is a 1930 animated short film directed by John Foster and Harry Bailey. It is part of the early cartoon series Aesop's Sound Fables. It was produced by The Van Beuren Corporation and released by the film company Pathé Exchange. It, like other Sound Fables at that time, features Milton Mouse and Rita, who resemble Mickey and Minnie Mouse to such an extent that Disney sued Van Beuren for the resemblance. The film's sound was recorded on the RCA Photophone System, a company whose sound systems were used by Pathé during these time frame. Copyrighted on April 10, 1930, and released three days later on the 13th, the short was reviewed by several movie review magazines at that time, and received positive reviews. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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