Autumn (1930 film)
1930 American film
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Autumn is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film that was released on February 13, 1930 by Columbia Pictures.[1] It was the final Disney film animated by Ub Iwerks,[2] and was the third season themed Silly Symphony following Springtime and Summer, but preceding Winter.
- Ub Iwerks
- Wilfred Jackson
- Les Clark
- Johnny Cannon
- David Hand
- Ben Sharpsteen
- Jack King
- Burt Gillett
- Hamilton Luske
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| Directed by | Ub Iwerks |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Carl W. Stalling |
| Animation by |
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| Backgrounds by | Carlos Manriquez |
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| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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Running time | 6:24 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $9,129.46 |
Summary
The short film begins by introducing the audience to various animals searching for food and ends by showing those animals taking shelter from the snow: the squirrels keep the nuts and corn cones in a tree, while playing with them. Crows steal them. A hedgehog gets apples from a tree. Several beavers build a dam and dance on the banks of the river. Ducks swim in the river but leave it and fly away. Beaver, skunk, crows and the hedgehog take shelter when snow falls in the forest.
Production
Work on the film started around January of 1930, just 1 month before its release. During this time, Ub Iwerks and Carl Stalling left the Disney studio after some fall out with Walt. This led to almost if not all Disney cartoons to be delayed and go behind schedule, including this one. It's due delivery day was on February 1 and because of their departure, it was delivered much later and it's New York opening had to be changed two months later. This film, like other Disney shorts included classical music pieces like "Valse Arabesque" by Theodore Lack, and "Murmuring Brook" by Edouard Poldini.[1]
Reception
Motion Picture News (August 2, 1930): "Well done, but constructed along the same lines as most cartoons, the majority of which depend on fantastic stepping by the animal characters to put it over. The musical renditions are splendid".[3]
Home media
The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.[1]
Copyright
The film was copyrighted on March 22 of 1930 by the distributor Colombia Pictures. (MP1332)[1], and as of January 1, 2026, it has now entered the public domain.
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