The Barn Dance
About The Barn Dance
Minnie has to pick a partner at a barn dance. Mickey arrives late, with a horse and wagon, and finds Pete already there. Mickey's feet will not do what the dance asks. Pete dances as if he has done it before. Minnie chooses.
Cast & crew
More about The Barn Dance
Walt Disney directed the third Mickey Mouse short. Ub Iwerks animated it. Carl Stalling wrote the music. Celebrity Productions released it on March 14, 1929. Columbia reissued it after Disney changed distributors. Wikidata lists a cost of $5,121 and a running time of 7 minutes. The copyright was renewed on December 10, 1956, so it entered the U.S. public domain on January 1, 2025.
Themes
Making
Iwerks animated the dance so Mickey's feet fight the music and Pete's do not.
Music
Carl Stalling wrote the barn-dance music Mickey cannot follow.
Preservation
Public domain in the United States since January 1, 2025.
Notes
- It is the third Mickey short, after Plane Crazy and Steamboat Willie.
- Disney voices Mickey.
- A copy is on the Internet Archive as TheBarnDance.
- The renewal date, December 10, 1956, is what set the 2025 public-domain year.
Scenes
- Mickey pulls up in the wagon and finds Pete already dancing with Minnie.
- His feet miss the steps.
Also available
- Internet Archive (TheBarnDance)
