Mickey's Circus (1936)

Directed by

Ben Sharpsteen

Genre

comedy film

Country

United States

Runtime

8 min

Rated

NR

Rating

6.3 of 10 from 40 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Donald Duck tries to put on a circus show for a crowd of children. He has trouble controlling the performing sea lions.

playfulchaoticfunfast-pacedlightheartedwhimsical

What happens

Mickey's Circus is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released August 1, 1936. Known crew include director Ben Sharpsteen and animators Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, and Errol Gray. It was the 87th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, the eighth of that year. Although the film is called Mickey's Circus, the film mostly features Donald Duck, but Mickey Mouse does feature in the beginning and end. Also featured are a trio of trained sea lions, a young sea lion pup, and an audience full of children. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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