Orphans' Benefit
Orphan's Benefit is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was first released as a black-and-white cartoon in 1934 and was later remade in Technicolor in 1941 under the title Orphans' Benefit. The cartoon features Mickey Mouse and his friends putting on a Vaudeville-style benefit show for a group of unruly orphans. It contains a number of firsts for Disney, including the first time in which Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck appear together.
Plot
The mice orphans arrive at a theater for a free show entitled "Mickey's Big Show: Orphan's Benefit." As they file into the building and they are given free lollipops, ice cream, and balloons.
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director | Burt Gillett |
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keywords | clara cluck clarabelle cow fire extinguisher gaetano donizetti goofy horace horsecollar ice cream little boy little boy blue lucia di lammermoor mary had a little lamb |
musicBy | Frank Churchill |
producer | Walt Disney |
productionCompany | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
publisher | RKO Pictures |
theme | animated animated short cartoon short |