Hell's Bells

1929 AnimationHorror 6 minutes Directed by Ub Iwerks

About Hell's Bells

Demons in hell play music for Satan. He is pleased until one of them refuses to be fed to Cerberus. That devil turns on him and kicks him off the cliff. Ub Iwerks directed the fourth Silly Symphony.

Cast & crew

More about Hell's Bells

Walt Disney produced it. Carl W. Stalling wrote the music. Columbia distributed it. It opened on 21 November 1929 and runs 6 minutes. The copyright was renewed in 1957, so the short entered the U.S. public domain on 1 January 2025. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Themes

Music

Carl W. Stalling scored the demons' music for Satan.

Preservation

U.S. public domain from 1 January 2025. A copy is on Wikimedia Commons.

Notes

  • Cerberus is the meal Satan wants. The rebel devil will not be it.
  • It is the fourth Silly Symphony, not the first.
  • The Commons file is Hell's Bells (1929).

Scenes

  • The rebel devil kicks Satan off the cliff instead of going to Cerberus.

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Hell's Bells)