Moose Hunters
1937 Mickey Mouse cartoon
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Moose Hunters is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. It was the 93rd short in the Mickey Mouse film series, and the fourth for that year.[2] The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy on a moose hunting expedition. It was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and features music by Paul J. Smith. The voice cast includes Walt Disney as Mickey, Clarence Nash as Donald, and Pinto Colvig as Goofy.
Walt Disney
Clarence Nash
| Moose Hunters | |
|---|---|
Title screen | |
| Directed by | Ben Sharpsteen |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Pinto Colvig Walt Disney Clarence Nash |
| Music by | Paul J. Smith |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt Frenchy De Tremaudan Norman Ferguson Clyde Geronimi Jack Kinney |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date |
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Running time | 8:40 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
This cartoon was released in the same year as Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937).
Plot
Mickey, Donald and Goofy are in the woods to hunt moose. Hearing a moose's call, Mickey tells his friends to "do their stuff" so he can shoot the moose with his shotgun. Disguised in a female moose costume, the duo go off to track down the moose.
Eventually, Donald and Goofy find a large black bull moose. They spray some perfume onto the disguise before sending a trail towards the bull, who becomes entranced by the scent follows it to the waiting "lady moose". The pair seductively dance with the aroused bull, succeeding in getting him to follow them. They lure the ecstatic moose to Mickey so he can do the rest, but they don't know that he is now at the mercy of a large red bull moose.
The moose prepares to charge at Mickey, but he then sees an attractive cow moose trotting towards him. Smitten with the "female", the aroused bull trots over to the costumed moose as "she" unknowingly backs up into him. The jealous black moose challenges the red one for the "lady moose's" hand, which he angrily responds to in kind.
The two bulls prepare to fight as Donald and Goofy run up a tree. The moose clash, and the earthshaking body slams cause Goofy and Donald to fall between the two bulls. Realizing the deception, the angry moose chase them. Mickey soon joins them as they run for their lives, going on a boat and racing away, concluding the cartoon.
Voice cast
- Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Goofy, Moose: Pinto Colvig
Home media
The short was released on December 4, 2001, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.[3]
In other media
Moose Hunters served as the basis, as well as title, for the third stage in the video game, Mickey Mania, which was released for the Super NES, Genesis, Sega CD and PlayStation (under the title Mickey's Wild Adventure).