Hollywood History - Walt Disney
 The introduction of Donald Duck in Silly Symphony Number Thirteen had'em rolling in the isles, to be sure - and if you don't think so, here's proof from STAGE MAGAZINE's Helen G. Thompson: - from Amazon:
"If you didn't see him in "The Orphan's Benefit", you missed the performance of the generation. Like Bergner's show, it ran for Donald the whole gamut of his emotions. Voted the toughest duck of the season, Long Island included, and now crashing Europe, a breathless American public awaits his acclaim. Will his fare be raspberries or chuckle-berries? Donald says whatever the decision, he'll fight."
Due to a highly involved and convoluted Mickey Mouse comic strip plot that we can't possibly begin to understand in the least - but in 1937 managed to offend the crowned heads of the Karađorđević Dynasty in far-off Yugoslavia, all matters Mickey (films, books, comics, etc) were soon banned from the kingdom. A short news piece concerning the reappearance of Mickey's tail - after a 10-year absence. "The film abounds in charming little animals. A pair of bluebirds, venturing out in wintry weather, fly about in galoshes and overcoats. The heroine's best friends are the mice who ultimately carry her pumpkin to the ball...However, people who have been distressed by Disney's recent preoccupation with 'live action' will be happy to find him back where he belongs." |
MORE ARTICLES >>> PAGE: * 1 * 2 * |
|
