"Lion Around" is an American 7-minute cartoon from 1950, so this one is already over 65 years old, soon 70. If the names who made this still don't sound familiar to you, then voice actor Clarence Nash should as he is the one doing Donald as always and this means we got another Disney work here. The first half is basically Uncle Donald against the nephews who are wearing a mountain lion costume and the second half the real lion appears and there is a lot more at stake than just cake. That even rhymes. I think this was a very witty and smart cartoon and still one that was childish enough to be really entertaining on several occasions. It's not the first time I watched it, but it is as good on rewatch as it is on first watch. There aren't too many Donald/Disney cartoons that really have virtually no weakness at all, but for this one it's true. I also quite liked the ending when we have the nephews somewhat make uop for what they did earlier. You can really feel sorry for Donald here and hands down it is pretty impossibke not to like him and not to find him funny. My favorite short film from 1950 and actually probably also my favorite film from 1950. Severely underseen and underappreciated (no awards recognition), an absolute must-see for cartoon lovers from the old days of the Golden Age of Animation. Watch it now,
Review of Lion Around
