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Walt Disney Treasures - Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: MICKEY MOUSE
EAN: 9780788853531
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0788853538
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
MPN: 786936239355
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 07, 2004
Running Time: 334 minutes
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
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Editorial Review:
Shows every black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon, from 1928 to 1935, in chronological order, exploring his development.
Genre: Feature Film Family
Rating: NR
Release Date: 7-DEC-2004
Media Type: DVD
By the time "The Barn Dance" (1928), the fourth Mickey Mouse short and the oldest film on this collection, was released, Mickey was well on his way to cartoon stardom. The viewer can see how quickly the Disney animators improved between "The Barn Dance" and "Mickey's Kangaroo" (1935, his last black-and-white film). The characters are so rubbery in "Barn Dance," that when Mickey steps on Minnie's foot, her leg stretches out on the floor. Mickey and Minnie look noticeably more solid by "Mickey's Mechanical Man" (1933). "Playful Pluto" (1934) offers the landmark sequence of Pluto trying to escape from sheet of fly paper: one of the first instances where an animated character actually seemed to think and react to his environment believably. But it's Pluto who gets the laughs--Mickey is already turning into the straight man he eventually became.
The Disney shorts also improved as films during this period. The direction becomes surer, with increasingly imaginative camerawork. If some cartoons look backward, recycling gags from "Steamboat Willie," "The Barnyard Concert" (1929) anticipates "The Band Concert" (1935). In both films, Mickey conducts a group of ragtag musicians in Zampa's "The Poet and the Peasant" Overture, and "Barnyard Concert" feels like a rough sketch for the brilliant "Band Concert," Mickey's first color short.
A few of these films include ethnic imagery that was considered good taste in the early '30s, but is no longer acceptable, as host Leonard Maltin cautions. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - More Shorts from Mickey's Early Career
For eight years, Mickey reigned supreme in the world of cinema in black and white. So many shorts were produced during that time that the Disney Company released them in two different sets. This is the second 2 disc set, and it contains 40 more shorts.
As with volume one of these shorts, they cover the entire eight year range. "The Barn Dance" was originally released in 1928 and "Mickey's Kangaroo" from 1935 closes out the collection. Along the way, we get to see Mickey and the ... Read More
Rating: - Good Purchase
All I can say this is the Mickey Mouse of my grandparents. It is very good if you are one of those individuals that like to see cartoons from the past. Special features are good, and so is the art work. I Especially liked the mini documentary on old mickey mouse memorabilia.
Rating:  - Mickey vol 2 B & W
Excellent, came in tin with litho card and all info- others boast NEW but lack all inside materials! Lost everything in Katrina!
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Rating: - mickey mouse
I gpt this for my Grandson for Xmas.He loves Disney.Have not opened it yet but the service was great.
Rating: - "From The Vault"
Hi, I am here to talk to you about the "From The Vault" section, and to tell their reason for being there.
The Haunted House: When every thing goes black, Mickey says,"Mammy! Mammy!...Mammy!!!!"
The Moose Hunt:For 2 reasons:When Mickey Mouse tells Pluto to speak, he says"Mammy!", And, Pluto fakes his death.
The Delivery Boy:???? Nothing offended me!
The Grocery Boy:Again,????!!
Mickey in Arabia:A camel gets drunk off beer!
Mickey's Good Deed:Mickey takes ... Read More
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