The Flying Mouse (1934)
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- Approved
- 9min
- Animation, Short
- 14 Jul 1934 (USA)
- Short
To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he...
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Cast
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| Pinto Colvig | ... |
Spider / Barks (uncredited)
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Dorothy Compton | ... |
Mouse / Mice / Fairy (uncredited)
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| Marion Darlington | ... |
Birds (uncredited)
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Marcellite Garner | ... |
Laughing Mice (uncredited)
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| Beatrice Hagen | ... |
Mice (uncredited)
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Three Rhythm Kings | ... |
Bats (uncredited)
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Mary Moder | ... |
Mice (uncredited)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Bat (uncredited)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Birds (uncredited)
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| The Rhythm Boys | ... |
Singers (uncredited)
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Billy Sheets | ... |
Bat (uncredited)
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Allan Watson | ... |
Bat (uncredited)
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| Toby Wing | ... |
Birds (uncredited)
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Directed by
| David Hand | ... | (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Frank Churchill | ... | (uncredited) |
| Bert Lewis | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| William Cottrell | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Harry Bailey | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| George Drake | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Nick George | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hardie Gramatky | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ward Kimball | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Bob Kuwahara | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Carlos Manríquez | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Fred Moore | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hawley Pratt | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Leonard Sebring | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bob Wickersham | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Cy Young | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1934) (United States) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1934) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1934) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1935) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Disney Channel (1983) (United States) (tv)
- Walt Disney Home Video (Finland) (VHS)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
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Storyline
| Plot Summary |
To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The "Flying Mouse 1934" is one of Leonard Maltin's favorite Silly Symphonies cartoon short. See more » |
| Goofs | The sister that got her dress shrunk at the beginning was not among the siblings dancing around the mother when title character came home from his ordeal. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Mouse Show (1972). See more » |
| Soundtracks | I Would Like to Be a Bird See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Presented by Mickey Mouse See more » |
| Quotes |
Boy Mouse:
Poor butterfly oh. [Pets the butterfly but it transforms into a female blue fairy] Blue Fairy: Brave little mouse. You've been kind to me. I'll grant one wish. What shall it be? Boy Mouse: I wanna fly. [Flaps his arms to show he wants to fly] Blue Fairy: Oh a mouse was never meant to fly. Think carefully beware. Boy Mouse: Please I wanna fly like the birds. Blue Fairy: Well if wings are what you wish, then you shall have a pair. [the Blue Fairy taps her wand on the boy mouse and bat wings appear on his back. He tries out his bat wings and flies, but runs back to kiss the blue fairies hand and then she disappears] See more » |