Moose Hunters
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Moose Hunters is a 1937
American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists
. 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.
and Donald Duck
wearing the disguise of a female moose which inexplicably has antlers. In another part of the lake, Mickey Mouse
emerges disguised as a tree, walking on stilts and carrying a shotgun. Mickey signals his two friends with a hunting horn. They meet up on land, and in a brief exchange it is learned that Goof and Donald are to attract a moose while Mickey is to actually shoot it.
Donald applies makeup to the fake moose head and sprays perfume into the forrest. In no time they are able to attract a large male moose. Meanwhile in a different part of the forrest, Mickey comes across another male moose who starts eating the leaves off of Mickey's tree disgise. He accidentally drops his shotgun and destroys it.
Just as the moose becomes aware of Mickey, he catches sight of the fake moose of Goofy and Donald. Eventually the two male moose encounter each other, and fight each other for the female. In the end, their body slamming of each other knocks Goofy and Donald out of a tree and reveals their disguise. When the moose realize they have been tricked, the chase the three hunters out of the forrest.
: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse [(for Super Nintendo
, Sega Genesis, Sega CD and PlayStation
(as Mickey's Wild Adventure)].
1937 in film
The year 1937 in film involved some significant events, including the Walt Disney production of the first full-length animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.- Events :*April 16 - Way Out West premieres in the US....
American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists
United Artists
United Artists Corporation is an American film studio. The original studio of that name was founded in 1919 by D. W. Griffith, Charles Chaplin, Mary Pickford and Douglas Fairbanks....
. The cartoon stars Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
, Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
, and Goofy
Goofy
Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck...
on a moose hunting expedition. It was directed by Ben Sharpsteen
Ben Sharpsteen
Ben Sharpsteen was an American film director and producer for Disney. He directed 31 films between 1920 and 1980....
and features music by Paul J. Smith
Paul Smith (composer)
Paul J. Smith was an Academy Award-winning American music composer. He was born in Calumet, Michigan. Smith spent much of his life working at Disney as composer for many of its films' scores, animated and live-action alike, movie and television alike...
. The voice cast includes Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Walter Elias "Walt" Disney was an American film producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor, animator, entrepreneur, entertainer, international icon, and philanthropist, well-known for his influence in the field of entertainment during the 20th century. Along with his brother Roy O...
as Mickey, Clarence Nash
Clarence Nash
Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash was an American voice actor, best known for providing the voice of Donald Duck for the Walt Disney Studios...
as Donald, and Pinto Colvig
Pinto Colvig
Vance DeBar "Pinto" Colvig was an American vaudeville actor, radio actor, newspaper cartoonist, prolific movie voice actor, and circus performer whose schtick was playing clarinet off-key while mugging....
as Goofy.
Plot
What appears to be a moose emerging from a lake turns out to be GoofyGoofy
Goofy is a cartoon character created in 1932 at Walt Disney Productions. Goofy is a tall, anthropomorphic dog, and typically wears a turtle neck and vest, with pants, shoes, white gloves, and a tall hat originally designed as a rumpled fedora. Goofy is a close friend of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck...
and Donald Duck
Donald Duck
Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created in 1934 at Walt Disney Productions and licensed by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit with a cap and a black or red bow tie. Donald is most...
wearing the disguise of a female moose which inexplicably has antlers. In another part of the lake, Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse
Mickey Mouse is a cartoon character created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks at The Walt Disney Studio. Mickey is an anthropomorphic black mouse and typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves...
emerges disguised as a tree, walking on stilts and carrying a shotgun. Mickey signals his two friends with a hunting horn. They meet up on land, and in a brief exchange it is learned that Goof and Donald are to attract a moose while Mickey is to actually shoot it.
Donald applies makeup to the fake moose head and sprays perfume into the forrest. In no time they are able to attract a large male moose. Meanwhile in a different part of the forrest, Mickey comes across another male moose who starts eating the leaves off of Mickey's tree disgise. He accidentally drops his shotgun and destroys it.
Just as the moose becomes aware of Mickey, he catches sight of the fake moose of Goofy and Donald. Eventually the two male moose encounter each other, and fight each other for the female. In the end, their body slamming of each other knocks Goofy and Donald out of a tree and reveals their disguise. When the moose realize they have been tricked, the chase the three hunters out of the forrest.
In other media
Moose Hunters was also the basis for, and title of the third level in the game, Mickey ManiaMickey Mania
Mickey Mania: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse is a 1994 video game released for the 16-bit Sega Mega Drive/Genesis, Sega CD, and Super NES. In the game, the player controls Mickey Mouse, who must navigate through various side-scrolling levels, each designed and based from classical Mickey...
: The Timeless Adventures of Mickey Mouse [(for Super Nintendo
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
, Sega Genesis, Sega CD and PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
(as Mickey's Wild Adventure)].