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Monday, January 22, 2024

Original Production Drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933


Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse from "Puppy Love," 1933, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite and red pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 65 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse: 4 x 3 1/4", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed.

"Puppy Love," released on September 2, 1933, is a black-and-white animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and directed by Wilfred Jackson. Walt Disney is the voice of Mickey Mouse and Marcellite Garner is the voice of Minnie Mouse.

The story of "Puppy Love" is that Mickey and his dog Pluto have come to call on Minnie and her dog Fifi. Mickey brings a bouquet of flowers and a heart shaped box of candy. As Mickey and Minnie begin playing the piano and singing the song "Puppy Love," Pluto and Fifi begin to flirt with each other. Pluto gives the unopened box of chocolates, that Mickey had brought to Minnie, to Fifi. When Fifi eats the chocolates, Pluto puts Fifi's bone into the empty box and returns it to the living room. When Minnie opens the candy box for the first time and reveals the bone, Minnie mistakingly thinks Mickey was playing a mean joke on her and suddenly a violent argument begins. Mickey and Pluto storm out of the house; and they along with Minnie, each vow to give up the opposite sex. But when Fifi reveals to Minnie the heart shaped box with a few left over chocolates; Minnie realizes that it was the dogs that had eaten the chocolates and then put the dog bone in the box. Mickey and Minnie, along with Pluto and Fife, reunite in the end!

This is an extremely rare original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse singing and playing the piano from the early black and white short film "Puppy Love," 1933. Both characters are eyes open, smiling, and registered to the edge of the piano. A wonderful image of both Mickey and Minnie Mouse from one of the great Walt Disney black-and-white cartoons of the 1930's; making it a prized piece to feature in any animation art collection!

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