The Band Concert

The Band Concert is a color Mickey Mouse animated short. It was released in 1935.

The Story
Conductor Mickey and his band perform a concert in the park despite interruptions by vendor/impromptu flute player Donald Duck, a bee, and a destructive tornado.

Cast of Characters

 * Mickey Mouse


 * Donald Duck


 * Goofy


 * Horace Hosscollar


 * Clarabelle Cow


 * Peter Pig

Facts and Trivia

 * The Band Concert is the first color Mickey Mouse animated short.


 * This short, however, was not the first time that some of these characters appeared on screen in color. Mickey Mouse and Clarabelle Cow appeared in Parade of the Award Nominees, a special color film created especially for the 1932 Academy Awards while both Donald Duck and Peter Pig made their debut in the 1934 color Silly Symphony The Wise Little Hen.


 * When Donald plays his flute in this short, the piece he is performing is "Turkey in the Straw", which was the same song Mickey performed in Steamboat Willie.


 * This film would mark Peter Pig's last theatrical appearance.