This is a list of animated short films produced by Walt Disney and Walt Disney Animation Studios from 1921 to the present.
This includes films produced at the Laugh-O-Gram Studio which Disney founded in 1921 as well as the animation studio now owned by The Walt Disney Company, previously called the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio (1923), The Walt Disney Studio (1926), Walt Disney Productions (1929), and Walt Disney Feature Animation (1986).
This list does not include:
- Segments of feature-length package films later released individually (see List of Disney theatrical animated features)
- Animated cartoon segments originally made for television (e.g. Mickey Mouse Works, House of Mouse, or the Mickey Mouse TV series)
- Short films which contain animation but are primarily live-action (see List of Disney live-action shorts)
- Short films which contain no new animation (i.e., films re-edited from other films)
- Pixar short films
- 20th Century Animation short films
For a list of short film series, see List of Walt Disney Animation Studios short film series.
Laugh-O-Gram Studio short films (1921-1923)[]
Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio short films (1924-1925)[]
1924[]
Series | Title | Director | Release Date | Availability | Notes |
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Alice Comedies | Alice's Day at Sea | Walt Disney | March 1 | N/A | First short produced by Walt Disney Studio. First Disney short distributed by Winkler Pictures. First cartoon of the Alice Comedies series. First named appearance of Julius the Cat. |
Alice's Spooky Adventure | April 1 | ||||
Alice's Wild West Show | May 1 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" | |||
Alice's Fishy Story | June 1 | N/A | |||
Alice and the Dog Catcher | July 1 | ||||
Alice the Peacemaker | August 1 | ||||
Alice Gets in Dutch | November 1 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" | |||
Alice Hunting in Africa | November 15 | N/A | |||
Alice and the Three Bears | December 1 | ||||
Alice the Piper | December 15 |
1925[]
Series | Title | Director | Release Date | Availability | Notes |
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Alice Comedies | Alice Cans the Cannibals | Walt Disney | January 1 | N/A | |
Alice the Toreador | January 15 | ||||
Alice Gets Stung | February 1 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | |||
Alice Solves the Puzzle | March 24 | "Alice in Cartoon Land"[1] | The first appearance of Peg Leg Pete, however he was known as Bootleg Pete at the time. | ||
Alice's Egg Plant | May 17 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" | |||
Alice Loses Out | June 15 | N/A | |||
Alice Gets Stage Struck | June 23 | ||||
Alice Wins the Derby | July 12 | ||||
Alice Picks the Champ | July 30 | ||||
Alice's Tin Pony | August 15 | "Alice in Cartoon Land" | |||
Alice Chops the Suey | August 30 | ||||
Alice the Jail Bird | September 15 | ||||
Alice Plays Cupid | October 15 | Lost cartoon[2] | |||
Alice Rattled by Rats | November 15 | "Cartoon Rarities of the 1920s" | |||
Alice in the Jungle | December 15 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" |
Walt Disney Studio short films (1926-1929)[]
1926[]
Series | Title | Director | Release Date | Availability | Notes |
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Alice Comedies | Alice on the Farm | Walt Disney | January 1 | N/A | |
Alice's Balloon Race | January 15 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | |||
Alice's Orphan | "Alice in Cartoon Land" | ||||
Alice's Little Parade | February 1 | N/A | |||
Alice's Mysterious Mystery | February 15 | "Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s" | |||
Alice Charms the Fish | September 6 | Lost cartoon | |||
Alice's Monkey Business | September 20 | ||||
Alice in the Wooly West | October 4 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | |||
Alice the Fire Fighter | October 18 | N/A | [2] | ||
Alice Cuts the Ice | November 1 | Lost cartoon | |||
Alice Helps the Romance | November 15 | N/A | [2] | ||
Alice's Spanish Guitar | November 29 | [2] | |||
Alice's Brown Derby | December 13 | [2] | |||
Alice the Lumberjack | December 27 | Lost cartoon |
1927[]
1928[]
Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | Availability | Notes |
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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit | Harem Scarem | Walt Disney | January 9 | N/A | Lost cartoon, however a restored fragment was released by Disney D23. | |
Neck 'n' Neck | January 23 | Once lost for a long time, but a copy was found in Japan in 2018.[4] | ||||
The Ol' Swimmin' Hole | February 6 | It was rediscovered by David Borsett in 2017[5] | ||||
Africa Before Dark | February 20 | Bambi Signature Series Blu-ray | This cartoon was once lost but was found in 2009 at the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna. | |||
Rival Romeos | March 5 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | ||||
Bright Lights | March 19 | |||||
Sagebrush Sadie | April 2 | Lost cartoon, but pencil test footage survives | ||||
Ride 'Em Plowboy | April 16 | Lost cartoon | ||||
Ozzie of the Mounted | April 30 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | ||||
Hungry Hobos | May 14 | Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Signature Series Blu-ray | ||||
Oh What a Knight | May 28 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | ||||
Poor Papa | June 11 | Pinocchio Signature Series Blu-ray | First Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoon to be produced. | |||
The Fox Chase | June 25 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | ||||
Tall Timber | July 9 | |||||
Sleigh Bells | July 23 | N/A | The film was thought to be lost until a print was discovered in the BFI National Archives in 2015[6] | |||
High Up | August 6 | Re-discovered by David Bossert, erroneously thought to be a Winkler short before rediscovery proved otherwise.[7] Last produced Disney Oswald cartoon. | ||||
Hot Dogs | August 20 | Lost cartoon | ||||
The Sky Scrapper | September 3 | "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" | Last cartoon of the Oswald the Lucky Rabbit series. | |||
Mickey Mouse | Steamboat Willie | Ub Iwerks Wilfred Jackson |
Carl W. Stalling | November 18 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" "Celebrating Mickey" |
First cartoon of the Mickey Mouse series. First Disney cartoon produced with synchronized sound. Distributed by Celebrity Productions. |
The Gallopin' Gaucho | Ub Iwerks | December 30 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | Distributed by Celebrity Productions. |
1929[]
Series | Title | Director | Animator | Release Date | Availability | Notes |
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Mickey Mouse | The Barn Dance | Walt Disney | Ub Iwerks | March 14 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | First Disney short distributed by Columbia Pictures, excluding Plane Crazy. |
Plane Crazy | March 17 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
First appearance of Clarabelle Cow. First Mickey Mouse cartoon to be produced. Distributed by Celebrity Productions. | |||
The Opry House | March 28 | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||||
When the Cat's Away | May 3* | * Date production was completed; release date unknown | ||||
The Barnyard Battle | June 2* | |||||
The Plowboy | Ub Iwerks Burt Gillett Jack King Les Clark Ben Sharpsteen |
June 28* | * Date production was completed; release date unknown First appearance of Horace Horsecollar. | |||
The Karnival Kid | Ub Iwerks Les Clark |
July 31* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" "Walt Disney's Vintage Mickey" |
* Date production was completed; release date unknown | ||
Silly Symphonies | The Skeleton Dance | August 22 | "Silly Symphonies" "The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" |
First cartoon of the Silly Symphonies series. First Silly Symphonies short distributed by Columbia Pictures. | ||
Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Follies | Wilfred Jackson | August 28* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown / Mickey's first singing. First Disney short directed by Wilfred Jackson. | |
Silly Symphonies | El Terrible Toreador | Walt Disney | Ub Iwerks Bert Gillett Wilfred Jackson Les Clark Jack King Ben Sharpsteen |
September 7* | "More Silly Symphonies" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown |
Mickey Mouse | Mickey's Choo-Choo | Ben Sharpsteen | October 1* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | ||
The Jazz Fool | October 15* | |||||
Silly Symphonies | Springtime | Wilfred Jackson Les Clark |
October 24 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
Hell's Bells | Ub Iwerks | Wilfred Jackson Ub Iwerks Les Clark |
October 30 | |||
Mickey Mouse | Jungle Rhythm | Walt Disney | Ben Sharpsteen | November 15* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" | * Date production was completed; release date unknown |
The Haunted House | December 2* | * Date production was completed; release date unknown / Mickey's first speaking appearance. | ||||
Silly Symphonies | The Merry Dwarfs | Wilfred Jackson Les Clark |
December 16 | "More Silly Symphonies" | ||
Mickey Mouse | Wild Waves | Burt Gillett | N/A | December 21* | "Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two" |
Walt Disney Productions (1930-1986)[]
Walt Disney Feature Animation (1987-2006)[]
Walt Disney Animation Studios (2007-present)[]
- Walt Disney Animation Studios short films (2007-present)
References[]
- ↑ Alice in Cartoon Land by Walt Disney at Fulvue Drive-in. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Ryan (April 16, 2009). "Alice the Fire Fighter". DisneyFilmProject.com.
- ↑ "Alice's Auto Race". YouTube.
- ↑ "Lost Disney film featuring 'origin' of Mickey Mouse found in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun.
- ↑ "Dave Bossert on Instagram: "An image of a great Oswald gag from The Ole Swimmin' 'Ole (1928). I'll be posting more Oswald images in the weeks ahead. #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #oswald #disney #disneyfan #disneyworld #disneyland #califirniaadventure @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_ @oswald19270905 @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_book @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit1928 @oswaldtheluckyrabbitfanclub #oswald_gallery www.davidbossert.com"". Instagram.
- ↑ "'Lost' Disney cartoon Sleigh Bells to be screened". BBC (November 3, 2015).
- ↑ "Disney Rarities Reveals the Lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon!" (April 24, 2017).