Jungle Rhythm
About Jungle Rhythm
Mickey Mouse rides an elephant into a jungle. His shotgun falls apart the first time he fires it. A monkey and a parrot start a tune on his accordion, and the animals join a concert. He dances with a lion, a bear, and two monkeys to The Blue Danube, then plays Auld Lang Syne on a saxophone made on the spot for two ostriches. He goes on to Aloha Oe, Turkey in the Straw, and Yankee Doodle. The animals applaud.
Cast & crew
More about Jungle Rhythm
Walt Disney directed and produced it. Ub Iwerks and Ben Sharpsteen animated it. Carl Stalling wrote the music. Celebrity Productions released it on 15 November 1929. Columbia Pictures later reissued it. It is the thirteenth Mickey Mouse short, the tenth of 1929. A copy runs 6 minutes 53 seconds. The copyright was renewed on 31 December 1956.
Themes
Making
Disney and Iwerks turn the broken gun into a band. The instruments are the accordion, a made-up saxophone, and the animals.
Music
Carl Stalling scored it. The tunes include The Blue Danube, Auld Lang Syne, Aloha Oe, Turkey in the Straw, and Yankee Doodle.
Preservation
A print survives. The short entered the public domain on 1 January 2025.
Notes
- Walt Disney speaks Mickey.
- The 1930 Mickey Mouse comic strip opened its first adventure from this short.
- It entered the public domain on 1 January 2025.
- A DVD copy cut the last yeow. The edition is the Walt Disney Treasures set Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume 2.
Scenes
- The shotgun comes apart on the first shot.
- Mickey dances with a lion to The Blue Danube.
- Two ostriches dance while he plays Auld Lang Syne.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (013 - Jungle Rhythm.webm)
