October 20, 1931 – The Silly Symphony The Fox Hunt is Released to Theaters
“Hooray!”
On October 20, 1931, the Silly Symphony The Fox Hunt was released to theaters. The short was remade in 1938 as a Donald Duck and Goofy short. The Silly Symphony was directed by Wilfred Jackson.
Sunlight streams through the trees of the forest, and several birds chirp with the coming of the dawn while a bell rings in the steeple nearby. Two riders sound their horns, and are followed by a long line of riders, finished with two pages holding a fox in a cage, and one page holding on to several leashes of dogs who are ready to begin the chase. The riders stop in front of a blacksmith, who is working hard at his trade. He sends out a horseshoe to his assistant, who begins to shoe the horses while the riders have tea. The horns sound again, and the riders head out for the hunt.
The riders eagerly chase the fox once the hunt begins
The gun sounds, and the fox is set free, followed by the herds of dogs and riders. The riders travel at different rhythmic paces, but are soon stopped when the fox jumps over a wall, with each rider accidentally headbutting the next. One rider flips off of his horse and ends up riding a cow instead, and when he falls off the cow, he ends up riding a pig, a porcupine, and a log that is filled with stuck dogs. The rider finally catches the fox by the tail, and traps him in another log. Unfortunately, when he thinks he can pull it out from the log, he pulls out a skunk instead. The appearance of the skunk causes all the riders and dogs to flee; once the crowd is gone, the fox leaves the log and shakes hands with the skunk.
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