The Chain Gang

The Chain Gang
Directed by	Burt Gillett
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney Pinto Colvig
Music by	Frank Churchill
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	Columbia Pictures
Released	September 5, 1930
Language	English
Preceded by	The Shindig
Followed by	The Gorilla Mystery

The Chain Gang is a Mickey Mouse cartoon that was originally released on September 5, 1930. It is notable as the first appearance of Pluto.

Synopsis

Mickey's a prisoner on jailer Pegleg Pete's rock pile. In a riot, he escapes, but when he's pursued by the jail guards' hounds, he jumps on a pair of motley horses who finally return him to jail the hard way.

Characters

• Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney)
• Pete (voiced by Pinto Colvig)
• Pluto (voiced by Pinto Colvig)
• Clarabelle Cow

Home video releases

Laserdisc

• Mickey Mouse: The Black and White Years - Volume One

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume 1
• Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto

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