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November 15, 1929 – The Mickey Mouse Short Film Jungle Rhythm is Released to Theaters

On November 15, 1929, the Mickey Mouse short film Jungle Rhythm was released to theaters. It was directed by Walt Disney.

Mickey is playing an accordion on the back of an elephant, and the elephant skips about to the tune. A vulture also starts dancing to the song. Mickey soon slides off the elephant to hunt the vulture, but ends up caught between an angry bear and lion. A monkey starts playing a tune with the accordion, with help from a parrot, which causes Mickey, the lion, and the bear to dance. More animals join in with the song, to much applause from the rest of the jungle, and Mickey manages to use whatever he can find to turn into an instrument, including a tree branch, a jaguar cub, and some ostriches.

November 12, 1932 – The Mickey Mouse Short Film The Wayward Canary is Released

“Oh, Mickey! Isn’t he cute?”

On November 12, 1932, the Mickey Mouse short film The Wayward Canary was released to theaters. The short features cameo caricatures of Douglas Fairbanks and Mary Pickford. It was directed by Burt Gillett.

Mickey is heading to Minnie’s with a package and Pluto in tow, and he surprises her with a canary. Mickey entices the bird to sing by playing the flute, and Minnie follows along on the piano to their merry tune. As she sings, several other baby canaries fly out of the cage and start dancing and chirping to the music. They then start to wreak havoc across the house, including getting into a bottle of ink and ruining a tablecloth. As Mickey chases after the birds, he ends up destroying most things in Minnie’s house. She manages to capture most of the birds in a tea kettle, though one manages to escape and accidentally set a hot coal on Pluto’s backside. The bird continues to elude Mickey, until it lands on hungry cat that chases after it. Pluto joins the fray by chasing after the cat and saving the poor bird before it gets eaten.

November 5, 1931 – The Mickey Mouse Short Film The Beach Party is Released to Theaters

On November 5, 1931, the Mickey Mouse short film The Beach Party was released to theaters. It was directed by Burt Gillett.

Horace Horsecollar and Clarabelle Cow are frolicking across the beach, followed by Pluto carrying a picnic basket and Minnie and Mickey with the beach umbrella. Pluto is used to blow up an inner tube, but lets the air deflate when he bites at a flea. When Mickey heads into the water, Pluto is not too far behind, but stops before he hits the water. The rest of the gang starts to enjoy their time in the surf, though Clarabelle manages to lose her part of her bathing suit. Pluto follows a crab on the beach, which pinches him on the tail. Minnie serves lunch, with Mickey, Horace, and Pluto running for the food. Mickey throws some sausage links for Pluto to catch and when Pluto pulls them out of the ocean, he manages to pull out an angry octopus instead, which chases Pluto across the beach and ruins the picnic. The gang fights back with the remaining food, but they manage to use an anchor to send him back into the ocean.