Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "On Ice," 1935, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite, red, and green pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 175 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse & Ice: 6 3/4 x 7 1/2", Sheet 9 1/2 x 12"; Unframed.
"On Ice," 1935 is a Walt Disney animated short film directed by Ben Sharpsteen, music by Bert Lewis, written by Webb Smith, and distributed by United Artists. It stared the voice talents of Marcellite
Garner (Minnie Mouse), Pinto Colvig (Goofy), Walt Disney (Mickey
Mouse), and Clarence Nash (Donald Duck). Animation was done by Paul
Allen, Milt Kahl, Fred Spencer, Art Babbitt, Johnny Cannon, Norman
Ferguson, Eric Larson, John McManus, Webb Smith, Don Towsley, and Marvin
Woodward.
Close up of the Mickey Mouse production drawing.
The
story of "On Ice" revolves around three different storylines that all
take place during the winter on a frozen lake. At the beginning of the
film, Mickey Mouse is helping Minnie Mouse to learn how to skate. The
second storyline has Goofy attempting to catch fish by dropping chewing
tobacco through a hole cut into the ice lake. Once the fish begin
chewing, they are forced to come up to the surface to spit and Goofy
attempts to knock them unconscious. The third storyline involves Donald
Duck pulling a prank on Pluto by putting ice skates on his feet and
luring him out onto the ice. Poor Pluto slips and slides on the ice and
Donald laughs and pokes fun at him. The three story lines merge when
Donald skates around Pluto with a kite on his back. The wind picks up
and sends him flying over a waterfall. Mickey hears his cries for help
and saves him by pulling on the yarns of his sweater. Donald ends up
landing in the ice hole where Goofy is fishing.
Close up of the production number.
This
is a great drawing of Mickey Mouse skating on a frozen lake, with water and a floating sheet of ice to the left. The drawing has a large centered full figure image of
Mickey with his scarf billowing behind him, one eye winking, and he is smiling. This is simply a fantastic detailed
drawing, from an early Walt Disney cartoon of the 1930's!
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