Mr. Sandman

This article is about the character from Lullaby Land. For the Marvel Comics character, see Sandman.

Mr. Sandman
Background information
Short films	Lullaby Land
Voice	George Gramlich
Inspiration	The Sandman from Germanic and Scandinavian folklore
Character information
Likes	Safety, sprinkling sand, good dreams
Dislikes	Bad dreams
Paraphernalia	Bag of magic sand
Status	Active

“Peek a boo, I see you hiding behind that tree!”

―Mr. Sandman

Mr. Sandman (or simply the Sandman) is a character who appears in the 1933 Silly Symphony short Lullaby Land.

Background

Physical appearance

The Sandman has a humanoid appearance with fair skin around his body as well as having two bushy eyebrows and a long white beard, making him taller than the Baby. He wears a blue cape resembling that of a wizard with yellow stars decorated around his body as well as a pair of white gloves, brown leather with a black belt, and a green elf-like hat. He also wears a pair of brown shoes as well as a pair of red pants.

Appearances

Lullaby Land

The Sandman appears at the end of the short approaching the baby and his dog after the Boogeymen disappeared. As they react frightenedly, he tells them to not be afraid of him, explaining that he uses his bag of magic sand to put entities he encounters to sleep. He demonstrates the use of magic sand on three flowers which he puts to sleep. After showing him how he does it, he continues singing of that he will do it to him and his dog as well so he can put them to sleep. As the baby and his dog attempt to escape, the Sandman sprinkles sand on them, putting them to sleep, causing them to fall asleep. As the Sandman places a blanket of flowers onto the baby and his dog to put them to safety, they find themselves back at the real world, while the baby's mother puts her son to bed fast asleep with his toy dog.

Trivia

• The song that the Sandman sings where he demonstrates the use of his bag of magic sand is a snippet of "Brahms' Lullaby", a well-known children's song.
• Disney would later use different depictions of the Sandman in later productions, such as the character who appears in The Santa Clause 2 or the character who appears in The 7D - although they are completely unrelated to the Sandman who appears in Lullaby Land.