Alice in the Jungle
About Alice in the Jungle
Alice and Julius ride an elephant. Julius falls off and nearly goes to the crocodiles before he gets clear. At a water hole a hippo eats a monkey barber's pole, taking it for a candy cane. Julius starches a tiger's striped tail, knocks it off, and puts it up as a new pole. Alice goes after a lion that is too much for her, and Julius pulls her out.
Cast & crew
More about Alice in the Jungle
It premiered on 23 October 1925 at the Iris Theatre in Los Angeles and opened generally on 15 December 1925. Silent Era says portions came from Alice Hunting in Africa (1924) because M.J. Winkler wanted another film to release, and the series filmography says the live Alice is archival footage of Virginia Davis. Ub Iwerks, Rollin Hamilton, Thurston Harper, Hugh Harman, and Rudolf Ising animated it.
Themes
Making
Winkler's request for a new release is why Africa footage was cut into a jungle picture instead of a new live-action day with Davis.
Music
The 1925 release was silent. The filmography dates a sound version 1 January 1931.
Preservation
The print on record at Kit Parker Films is the Raytone sound reissue. Public domain in the United States.
Notes
- Davis had left the series by the general release. She is on screen only in the reused shots.
- M.J. Winkler is billed as presenter.
- Kit Parker Films holds the Raytone synchronized-sound reissue, and Kit Parker supplied Silent Era with the premiere note.
- Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, 1920s–1960s includes it.
Scenes
- Julius falls toward the crocodiles and gets away.
- He starches the tiger's tail and hangs it up as a barber pole.
- He pulls Alice away from the lion.
Also available
- Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, 1920s–1960s
