Society Dog Show
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| Society Dog Show | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Bill Roberts |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Animation by | Al Eugster Norman Ferguson Shamus Culhane John Lounsbery |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Society Dog Show is a cartoon short the Walt Disney Company made in 1939 and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. The animated short was directed by Bill Roberts and animated by Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, Fred Moore, John Lounsbery, Norm Ferguson, and Leo Salkin. The film originally released on February 3, 1939.[1]
Synopsis
Mickey Mouse enters Pluto in a ritzy dog show. While Mickey grooms Pluto, Pluto starts swooning over Fifi the Peke. Things don't look good for Mickey and Pluto after the judge starts to threaten Pluto for his clusiness. As retaliation of this horrible treatment, Pluto angrily attacks the judge, resulting him and Mickey to be kicked out from the show. However, an accident regarding to a snapshot caused a fire breaks out in the building, and Fifi is trapped under a microphone, leaving her unable to escape and being a verge of falling into a fiery inferno. Upon hearing her barking for help, Pluto bravely goes in to save Fifi by using several skates on his feet to get himself and Fifi out of the burning building. As a result, the judge, having a change of heart, awards Pluto with a medal, declaring him a public hero for his actions.
Notes
- This cartoon is notable in that it was the last appearance of Mickey's older character design, primarily the dotted eyes in the design.
- There was later a comic strip based on this short by Floyd Gottfredson although the comic strip was portrayed quite differently than the cartoon.
References
- ^ "Society Dog Show". www.bcdb.com
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