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Sunday, June 30, 2019

Original Production Animation Cel of Four Monkeys from "The Jungle Book," 1967


Original hand painted production animation cel of Four Monkeys from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Four Monkeys: 2 1/2 x 5 1/2", Image 9 x 11"; Unframed.


"I Wanna Be Like You!" - King Louie

"The Jungle Book," 1967 was the nineteenth animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be the last film that was worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away during its production. The film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear; who try and convince him to leave the jungle before the villainous tiger Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of Mowgli.

"The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, with noted acclaim for its soundtrack that featured eight original songs: seven by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson. Longtime Disney collaborator Gilkyson was the first songwriter to complete several songs which followed Kipling's book closely; however Walt Disney felt that the works were too dark. The only piece of Gilkyson's work which survived to the final film, was his very upbeat song "The Bare Necessities." The Sherman Brothers were then brought in to do a complete rewrite. Disney frequently brought the composers to the storyline sessions, and asked them to "find scary places and write fun songs" that fit into the story and advanced the plot. The popular success of the film in undoubtedly due to both the music and songs, that were primarily written by the Sherman Brothers.

Wolfgang Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to "101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963), "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973) and "The Rescuers" (1977).

One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and Wart in "The Sword in the Stone." Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.

King Louie is the king of all primates in the Indian jungle and craves nothing more than to be a man. He somehow learns that a Man-Cub (Mowgli) is in the jungle on his way to the Man Village. Louie sends his monkey minions to capture the boy, which they do bringing him to King Louie. Using the musical number "I Wanna Be Like You" and promising Mowgli that he will be able to stay in the jungle for as long as he wants; Louie asks him to reveal the secret to man's "Red Flower" (fire). This cel is from one of the most famous scenes in "The Jungle Book" film; King Louie (voiced by Louis Prima) singing "I Wanna Be Like You!"

King Louie is an original character from Walt Disney, as orangutans are not native to India (only the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia). In addition, King Louie never existed in Rudyard Kipling's original novel and was likely named after his late voice actor, jazz singer Louis Prima. Before Louis Prima got the part, the iconic musician legend Louis Armstrong was first considered for the role. However, Prima got the role instead of Armstrong; possibly to avoid controversy that would surround casting an African American as an ape.

This is a great cel of Four Monkeys from the "I Wanna Be Like You!" song scene. This cel occurs near the end of the song as King Louie is dancing with Baloo (who is disguised as a female monkey) and Mowgli is dancing with another one of King Louie's Flunky Monkeys. A wonderful image with each of the four Monkeys painted a different shade of brown; a great addition to any Walt Disney animation art collection!

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Original Production Cels of Mowgli and Kaa from "The Jungle Book," 1967


Original hand painted production animation cels of Mowgli and Kaa from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Size - Mowgli & Kaa: 5 3/4 x 7 1/4", Image 7 1/2 x 9 3/4"; Unframed.

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"Trust in me." - Kaa 

"The Jungle Book," 1967 was the nineteenth animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be the last film that was worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away during its production. The film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear; who try and convince him to leave the jungle before the villainous tiger Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of Mowgli.

Shere Khan, a Bengal tiger and Kaa a python were the main Villains in the 1967 Walt Disney film "The Jungle Book;" an adaption of writer Rudyard Kipling's series of stories. Wolfgang Reitherman was the animation director for the film and he began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. The three worked together on a number of classic Disney shorts, including "The Band Concert," "Music Land," and "Elmer Elephant." Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to "101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963), "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973) and "The Rescuers" (1977).


Original production animation cel of Mowgli without the background.

One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and Wart in "The Sword in the Stone."  Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.


Original production animation cel of Kaa without the background.

Kaa the python, was animated by Frank Thomas in his entrance appearance of the film which is when Kaa first meets Mowgli and nearly eats Bagheera. Later in the film Kaa was animated by Milt Kahl, whose design for the snake may be more iconic; being that his scene was longer and included his trademark song "Trust In Me" as well as the famous interaction with the villainous tiger, Shere Khan.

Kaa was the second character who was originally voiced by Sterling Holloway, the first being Winnie-the-Pooh. Holloway's voice is just so wonderful in tone and pitch, and it is hard to imagine any other person doing the character justice. Kaa is very similar to another snake character, Sir Hiss from "Robin Hood". The two share several traits as both use hypnosis, and both suck up to the film's main antagonist (Shere Khan in Kaa's case, and Prince John in Sir Hiss's case). Exceptions are that they are different colors, sizes, and Sir Hiss wears clothing (cape and hat).

"Trust In Me" ("The Python's Song") was sung by Sterling Holloway and was written by famed Disney songwriters, Robert and Richard Sherman. This is a great two cel setup of both Mowgli and Kaa, the villainous python. Mowgli is full figure, eyes open, seated, and has a great determined and very focused expression. Kaa is looking directly at Mowgli with his red forked tongue out and his eyes are in a colorful whirl, as he tries to hypnotize the Man-Cub. Original artwork from "The Jungle Book" has become rare to the market, and this would be a wonderful addition to any Walt Disney animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of King Louie and Mowgli from "The Jungle Book," 1967


Original hand painted production animation cel of King Louie and Mowgli from "The Jungle Book," 1967, Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Numbered 38 in ink lower right corner; Walt Disney seal lower right corner; Size - King Louie & Mowgli: 8 x 7 1/4", Image 9 1/2 x 14"; Unframed.

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"I Wanna Be Like You!" - King Louie

"The Jungle Book," 1967 was the nineteenth animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Productions and inspired by Rudyard Kipling's book of the same name. The film was directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, it was to be the last film that was worked on by Walt Disney, as he passed away during its production. The film follows Mowgli, a feral child raised in the Indian jungle by wolves, as he encounters Bagheera the panther and Baloo the bear; who try and convince him to leave the jungle before the villainous tiger Shere Khan finds him. Voice actors include: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, George Sanders and Louis Prima; as well as Disney regulars such as Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Verna Felton, and the director's son, Bruce Reitherman, as the voice of Mowgli.

"The Jungle Book" was released on October 18, 1967, with noted acclaim for its soundtrack that featured eight original songs: seven by the Sherman Brothers and one by Terry Gilkyson. Longtime Disney collaborator Gilkyson was the first songwriter to complete several songs which followed Kipling's book closely; however Walt Disney felt that the works were too dark. The only piece of Gilkyson's work which survived to the final film, was his very upbeat song "The Bare Necessities." The Sherman Brothers were then brought in to do a complete rewrite. Disney frequently brought the composers to the storyline sessions, and asked them to "find scary places and write fun songs" that fit into the story and advanced the plot. The popular success of the film in undoubtedly due to both the music and songs, that were primarily written by the Sherman Brothers.


King Louie and Mowgli original production animation cel without the background.

Wolfgang Reitherman began working for Walt Disney in 1934, along with future Disney legends Ward Kimball and Milt Kahl. Reitherman worked on various Disney feature films produced from 1937 to 1981, including "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" (animating the Slave in the Magic Mirror) up to "The Fox and the Hound," where he was the co-producer. Beginning with 1961's "One Hundred and One Dalmatians," "Woolie", as he was called by friends, served as Disney's chief animation director. In addition to "101 Dalmatians," Reitherman directed "The Sword in the Stone" (1963), "The Jungle Book" (1967), "The Aristocats" (1970), "Robin Hood" (1973) and "The Rescuers" (1977).

One of Reitherman's productions, the 1968 short "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. In addition, all three of Reitherman's sons — Bruce, Richard, and Robert provided voices for Disney characters, including Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," Christopher Robin in "Winnie the Pooh and the Honey Tree," and Wart in "The Sword in the Stone." Not only did Bruce Reitherman provided the voice of Mowgli in "The Jungle Book," but he also acted out certain scenes as live action reference for the animators. The character of Mowgli was animated by quite a few animators, however Milt Kahl set the final design and the majority of Mowgli's scenes were animated by Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston.


Close up of the Walt Disney seal and production number.

King Louie is the king of all primates in the Indian jungle and craves nothing more than to be a man. He somehow learns that a Man-Cub (Mowgli) is in the jungle on his way to the Man Village. Louie sends his monkey minions to capture the boy, which they do bringing him to King Louie. Using the musical number "I Wanna Be Like You" and promising Mowgli that he will be able to stay in the jungle for as long as he wants; Louie asks him to reveal the secret to man's "Red Flower" (fire). This cel is from one of the most famous scenes in "The Jungle Book" film; King Louie (voiced by Louis Prima) singing "I Wanna Be Like You!"

King Louie is an original character from Walt Disney, as orangutans are not native to India (only the islands of Borneo and Sumatra in Indonesia). In addition, King Louie never existed in Rudyard Kipling's original novel and was likely named after his late voice actor, jazz singer Louis Prima. Before Louis Prima got the part, the iconic musician legend Louis Armstrong was first considered for the role. However, Prima got the role instead of Armstrong; possibly to avoid controversy that would surround casting an African American as an ape.

This is one of the finest cels of Mowgli (The Man-Cub) and King Louie that I have ever seen! Both characters are eyes open and they are in a dynamic and action filled pose from the "I Wanna Be Like You!" song scene. This cel is from the beginning of the song when King Louie says "I wanna be a man, mancub. And stroll right into town. And be just like the other men. I'm tired of monkeyin' around!" A large and impressive image and a great addition to any Walt Disney animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cel of Mickey Mouse (Prince) and the Archbishop from "The Prince and the Pauper," 1990


Original hand painted production animation cel of Mickey Mouse (Prince) and the Archbishop set on a lithographic background from "The Prince and the Pauper," 1990, Walt Disney Studios; Disney seal lower right; Numbered AP103 in ink lower right corner; Size - Mickey Mouse & Archbishop: 7 1/2 x 6", Image 8 1/4 x 13 1/2"; Unframed.

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"Therefore, I crown you Prince of England... I mean, King, King of England." - The Archbishop

"The Prince and the Pauper," 1990 is an animated featurette produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and it was inspired by Mark Twain's story of the same name. The film was directed by George Scribner and features the voice of Wayne Allwine as Mickey Mouse in both the Prince and Pauper roles. This was Disney's final use of the traditional ink-and-paint camera process. The film was released on November 16, 1990 as a short feature prior to the showing of the newly released feature animated film "The Rescuers Down Under."

Wayne Allwine (1947-2009) is best known for providing the voice for Mickey Mouse for 32 years, the longest of any individual. He was married to Russi Taylor, who has been the voice of Minnie Mouse since 1986. Walt Disney was the first voice of Mickey Mouse beginning in 1928, followed by Jimmy MacDonald begining in 1947 until 1977, when Allwine took over the role. After Wayne Allwine death in 2009, the role of Mickey was given to Bret Iwan, who is the currently the official voice of Mickey Mouse.


Original production animation cel of Mickey Mouse (Prince) and the Archbishop without the background.

The next three paragraphs is the plot of the featurette and are from Wikipedia:

"The  story begins in England, when a king ruled the country with peace and compassion. However, the good king has fallen ill, and his greedy Captain of the guards, Pete, plunders and terrorizes the country in the king's name. One day, when Mickey Mouse, Goofy, and Pluto, three beggars are trying to get money for food, Captain Pete's carriage, filled with stolen food, passes. Pluto sees a sausage stand out from the carriage and gives chase, pursuing it into the castle. When Mickey knocks on the door to get his dog back, one of the soldiers opens the door and lets him in, mistaking him for the Prince. Pete lectures the soldier for letting anyone in, pointing out where the real Prince is: in class with his teacher, Horace Horsecollar and his valet, Donald Duck. The Prince hears Pete outside, roughly handling Mickey and Pluto. The Prince orders them to be brought to him right away. Pete kicks Mickey through the door, and forces Pluto out of the castle.

While in the palace Mickey meets the Prince and they both realize that they are entirely identical in appearance. The Prince tells the beggar that he is bored with his life and convinces the beggar to exchange clothes and roles with each other. The Prince reassures the beggar that everything will be fine, and if there are any problems, everyone will recognize the true Prince and the real ring. Disguised as a beggar, the Prince tricks Pete into kicking him out of the palace and meets Goofy and Pluto while Mickey is challenged with the Prince's studies. The real Prince witnesses a couple of soldiers trying to steal a chicken from Clarabelle Cow and her two children. The children explain that for years the soldiers have taken away their food and belongings in the name of the King. When a carriage with the stolen food goes by, the Prince stops it by identifying himself through the ring and returns the food to the people. The soldiers attempt to stop the Prince, thinking that he is an imposter, but fail when he escapes with help from the villagers and Goofy. One of the soldiers tells Pete that one of the beggars had the royal ring.

Pete is alarmed realizing that he cast out the Prince, and may see the corruption and theft going on outside so Pete plans to make Mickey become the real King so the Prince won't make it back. The beggar, dressed as the Prince, is called to see his "father," who is now dying. Mickey enters the room of the dying King and the King tells him he must take his royal birthright and become King. Mickey decides to find the true Prince as quickly as possible, but Pete arrives and blackmails Mickey to be crowned King, or else will kill Pluto. Meanwhile, the true Prince hears the bells announcing the death of his father and realizes that he must return immediately to the palace. Pete captures the Prince and detains him with Donald (whose reasons for imprisonment are unknown), while the coronation begins. Goofy disguises himself as an executioner, and after accidentally knocking out the guard, the three escape the cell and run to the coronation chamber. While the beggar tries to postpone being crowned by the Archbishop, the Prince arrives and fights Pete who becomes entangled with the soldiers in a fallen chandelier and falls out of a window. Mickey and the Prince the cheer in their success in defeating Captain Pete. The Archbishop is confused and does not know who to crown, until Pluto recognizes the beggar. The real Prince is crowned King of England, and with Mickey and Goofy at his side, rules for many years with justice and compassion for all."


Close up of the Walt Disney seal and production number.

This is a wonderful original hand painted production animation cel from the Walt Disney animated film "The Prince and the Pauper." The cel is from the key scene that occurs after Captain Pete has been defeated and both the Prince and Pauper are standing near the Archbishop; who does not know which is the real Prince. Pluto rushes over to his rightful owner the Pauper and the Archbishop then crowns the true Prince and says, "Therefore, I crown you Prince of England... I mean, King, King of England." This is a great full figure image of the rightful Prince Mickey Mouse being crowned King of England. One of the best images from the entire film and a great addition for any animation collection!

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Society Dog Show," 1939


Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Society Dog Show," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite, red, and green pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 72 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 6 x 5 3/4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed.

"When I get through, you'll win a dozen blue ribbons." - Mickey Mouse

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Society Dog Show (originally released on February 3, 1939) is a Walt Disney Company animated short film that was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Bill Roberts and animated by Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, Fred Moore, John Lounsbery, Norm Ferguson, and Leo Salkin. The short is notable in that it was the last appearance of Mickey's older dotted eye character design.

The plot summary of "Society Dog Show" is that Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney) enters his dog Pluto into an upscale dog show. While Mickey grooms Pluto, Pluto starts swooning over Fifi the Peke who is flirting with him in an adjoining grooming station. Chaos erupts when Pluto, annoyed by all the prodding during the dog show inspection, attacks the Dog Show Judge (voice by Pinto Colvig). Mickey and Pluto are thrown out of the Dog Show and onto the street. Suddenly a fire breaks out in the building when the flash powder from a camera ignites some of the Dog Show decoratons. Pluto bravely goes into the burning building and saves Fifi. The final scene is when the Dog Show Judge places a "Public Hero #1" medal around Pluto's neck, and he shares a hug with Fifi!


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse.

This is a large and very nice original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from the 1939 Walt Disney short film "Society Dog Show." The drawing is from the scene when Mickey is pouring perfume into a pump sprayer in order to spray Pluto prior to being judged. He says, "When I get through, you'll win a dozen blue ribbons." A beautiful drawing of Mickey rendered in graphite, red, and green pencils, and he is both eyes and mouth open. A rare piece of vintage Disney animation artwork, and a great addition to any collection!

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Original Production Animation Drawings of Donald Duck, Security Guard, and Autograph Books from "The Autograph Hound," 1939


Original production animation drawings of Donald Duck, Security Guard, and Autograph Books from "The Autograph Hound," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Red, blue, green, yellow, and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Donald Duck numbered D-21 and Security Guard numbered C-21 lower right; Size - Donald Duck & Autograph Books: 7 x 7 1/2", Security Guard & Autograph Books: 7 1/2 x 10", Sheets 10 x 12"; Unframed.

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"The Autograph Hound" was directed by Jack King, music by Oliver Wallace, produced by Walt Disney, released on September 1, 1939, and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. Animators for the short included: Johnny Cannon, John Elliotte, Larry Clemmons, Ed Dunn, Ed Love, Ward Kimball, Rex Cox, and Seamus Culhane. This was the first cartoon where Donald Duck was featured in his blue sailor hat and in this short he portrays an autograph hunter in Hollywood. Clarence Nash was the voice of Donald Duck, Billy Bletcher was the voice of the Security Guard, and Sara Berner provided the voices of Greta Garbo, Shirley Temple, Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Martha Raye, and Joan Crawford.


Original production animation drawing of Donald Duck and Autograph Books.


Close up of the production number.

The next three paragraphs are the plot of "The Autograph Hound" from Wikipedia:

"Donald Duck tries to enter a Hollywood studio so he can search for celebrities willing to sign their autograph. A security guard with an Irish accent at the gate prevents him from entering the building. Donald manages to sneak inside by climbing on the limousine with Greta Garbo so that it seems he's riding along with her. The guard discovers he's been fooled and chases Donald, who enters a room with the name "Mickey Rooney" on it. Inside, Mickey Rooney is dressing up in front of the mirror, when Donald ask him for his autograph. Rooney writes his name in Donald's book and makes it disappear and reappear with a magic trick. Donald, who is not amused, tries to impress Rooney by doing a similar trick with an egg. The egg however obviously hidden under Donald's hat and Rooney who is aware of this, curshes it, laughing loudly. Donald gets extremely angry and starts waving his fists, while Rooney manages to put a violin in Donald's hands and starts dancing an Irish jig Donald is playing. When Donald discovers he has been tricked for the third time he throws the violin at Rooney. Rooney ducks and the instrument lands in the face of the security guard.

Alarmed Donald runs away and hides under a bell-jar carried by actor Henry Armetta. When the guard discovers Donald's hiding place the duck runs to another film set full with ice. There he meets Sonja Henie and asks for an autograph. Henie signs her name by skating it in ice, so that Donald has to carry it with him. While walking in a desert setting Donald discovers the ice has melted. He notices a tent wiht silhouettes of three belly dancing Arabic women, who turn out to be the Ritz Brothers. Excited, he asks them for their autographs, but behaving like screwballs they jump on Donald and sign their group names on his buttocks. An enraged Donald throws a paint can at their heads, but it hits the face of the guard instead.

Again Donald has to flee and he runs to a castle with the sign "The Road to Mandalay," which turns out to be just a model. After bumping his head into it and realizing his mistake he runs into another direction. On a pair of stairs he bumps into Shirley Temple. She, too, recognizes him and asks for an autograph. The both sit down to sign each other their autographs and Donald, excited he has his first real autograph, jumps with joy. Then suddenly the guard finally grabs him and intends to beat him with his night club. Shirley tells him to leave Donald alone and he drops him on the floor in surprise. "Donald Duck? Did you say "Donald Duck"?". Other Hollywood actors hear his comment and enthusiastically rush to Donald to ask him to sign his autograph for them. (In chronological order: Greta Garbo, Clark Gable, The Andrew Sisters, Charlie McCarthy, Stepin Fetchit, Roland Young, the Lone Ranger riding his horse Silver, Joe E. Brown, Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert, Irvin S. Cobb, Edward Arnold, Katharine Hepburn, Eddie Cantor, Slim Summerville, Lionel Barrymore, Bette Davis, Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Misha Auer, Joan Crawford, and Charles Boyer). When the police officer asks Donald to sign his autograph book and offers him his pen, Donald squirts ink in the policeman's face. While the ink drips from the officer's face and writes Donald's name on his chest, Donald laughs hysterically."


Original production animation drawing of the Security Guard and Autograph Books.


Close up of the production number.

This is a fantastic pair of original production animation drawings of Donald Duck and the Security Guard each surrounded by autograph books. The drawings are from the very end of the short when all of the stars of Hollywood hand over their autograph books to Donald Duck wanting his autograph. Even the Security Guard now realizes that Donald is a star and pulls out a large fountain ink pen wanting Donald's signature. A rare and wonderful drawing of an eyes open Donald Duck, surrounded by lots of Hollywood stars autograph books, and sporting his usual grimace. There is also a great drawing of the antagonist of the short, the Security Guard. He is also surrounded by Hollywood stars autograph books and you can see the end of his large fountain ink pen just to the left of his face. Both drawings have extensive color notations and timing references making these key drawings used in the cartoon. A rare and great addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Mickey Mouse and Pluto from "Society Dog Show," 1939


Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Pluto from "Society Dog Show," 1939, Walt Disney Studios; Graphite, red, and green pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered 24 lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse and Pluto: 5 1/4 x 8", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed.

"Don't be afraid Judge, he won't bite." - Mickey Mouse

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Society Dog Show (originally released on February 3, 1939) is a Walt Disney Company animated short film that was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was directed by Bill Roberts and animated by Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, Fred Moore, John Lounsbery, Norm Ferguson, and Leo Salkin. The short is notable in that it was the last appearance of Mickey's older dotted eye character design.

The plot summary of "Society Dog Show" is that Mickey Mouse (voiced by Walt Disney) enters his dog Pluto into an upscale dog show. While Mickey grooms Pluto, Pluto starts swooning over Fifi the Peke who is flirting with him in an adjoining grooming station. Chaos erupts when Pluto, annoyed by all the prodding during the dog show inspection, attacks the Dog Show Judge (voice by Pinto Colvig). Mickey and Pluto are thrown out of the Dog Show and onto the street. Suddenly a fire breaks out in the building when the flash powder from a camera ignites some of the Dog Show decoratons. Pluto bravely goes into the burning building and saves Fifi. The final scene is when the Dog Show Judge places a "Public Hero #1" medal around Pluto's neck, and he shares a hug with Fifi!


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse and Pluto.

This is a very nice original production animation drawing of both Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto from the 1939 Walt Disney short film "Society Dog Show." It's always great to have both characters on the same sheet and this is a wonderful image of both Mickey and Pluto. Both characters are large full figure images, eyes and mouth open, and engaged in an action oriented pose. The drawing is from the scene when Pluto is fed up with the Dog Show Judge prying and aggressively moving him around during his judging; and tries to bite the Judge, who runs and perches on top of a standing microphone. As Mickey is holding back Pluto by his dog collar he says, "Don't be afraid Judge, he won't bite." A beautiful and rare piece of vintage Disney animation artwork, and a great addition to any collection!

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Saturday, June 29, 2019

Original Production Animation Drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Canine Caddy," 1941


Original production animation drawing of Mickey Mouse from "Canine Caddy," 1941; Walt Disney Studios; Red and graphite pencils on peg hole paper; Numbered A13 in pencil lower right; Size - Mickey Mouse: 6 3/4 x 3 3/4", Sheet 10 x 12"; Unframed.

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"Canine Caddy" was directed by Clyde Geronimi and released on May 30, 1941. This was the second to last Mickey Mouse cartoon of 1941 and just two more Mickey cartoons were made in 1942; after which Mickey did not appear again until 1947. For "Canine Caddy" Walt Disney was the voice of Mickey Mouse and Pinto Colvig provided the voice of both Pluto and the gopher.

The plot of "Canine Caddy" is that Mickey Mouse is on the links going golfing, and Pluto is his caddy. Besides the usual caddy duties like carrying the bag of golf clubs and removing the flag from the hole cup; Pluto also chases after the ball and once he finds it he points. However, when the ball lands in a gopher hole, Pluto begins to chase the gopher. They chase each other throughout the golf course and finally find there way to a small hill. Mickey is on top of the hill getting ready to putt his ball into the cup, when Pluto and the gopher's chase makes so many holes in the hill, that it finally collapses.


Close up of the Mickey Mouse production drawing.

This is a fantastic drawing of Mickey Mouse as he is getting ready to hit his golf ball with his golf club. A wonderful full figure eyes open drawing of Mickey Mouse, with his eyes on the ball. The drawing is rendered in red and graphite pencils and is from one of the finest Walt Disney shorts. A great addition to any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Drawing of Peter Pan from "Peter Pan," 1953


Original production animation drawing of Peter Pan in red, brown, and graphite pencils from "Peter Pan," 1953, Walt Disney Studios; Numbered 77 in pencil lower right; Size - Peter Pan: 9 1/4 x 4 1/2", Sheet 12 1/2 x 15 1/2"; Unframed.

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“He flies without wings. His shadow leads a merry little life of its own. Face-to-face with the terrible Captain Hook, Peter dispatches that pirate with jaunty ease. Peter is at home with mermaids and understands their language. He is twelve years old forever simply because he refuses to grow up beyond that comfortable age. Most remarkable of all, he knows where Never Land is and how to get there.” ―Walt Disney

The author J. M. Barrie first used Peter Pan as a character in a section of the adult novel "The Little White Bird" in 1902. He returned to that character with his stage play entitled "Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up," which premiered in London on December 27, 1904. The play ran until 1913, and it was later adapted by Walt Disney for the animated feature film entitled, "Peter Pan," in 1953.

The main character of Peter Pan was animated by Milt Kahl and Eric Larson. Kahl did the majority of the animation sequences with Larson working mainly on the flying to London sequence, as well as some animation work on both Wendy Darling and Captain Hook.

Milt Kahl was not very excited about his assignment for Peter Pan. He had to animate both Peter Pan and Wendy Darling; two characters that had to be handled like real human beings and therefore would be a great challenge. “Peter was interesting in that you had to make him fly but after that was over he became a chore,” said Kahl. "Peter Pan's" supervising animator, Ron Clements, remembered that for years Milt Kahl resented the fact that animator Frank Thomas was assigned the character of Captain Hook instead of him. It is interesting to note that Peter Pan is one of the most interesting male protagonists of the early Walt Disney films because he is very heroic, opinionated, and has a zeal for life. Kahl’s animation of him totally embraces those characteristics as well as his great grace, expert timing, all combined with a very appealing artistic design.


Close up of the original production animation drawing of Peter Pan.

Bobby Driscoll was the first actor Walt Disney ever put under contract, and was cast to play the lead character in the 1946 film "Song of the South." The film would introduce live action into an extensive animation based film. The film was very successful and turned Driscoll, and his co-star Luana Patten, into overnight child stars! The pair were even discussed for a special Academy Award as the best child actors of the year.

Driscoll went on to appear in a large number of specials and to star in some of The Walt Disney Company's most popular live-action pictures of that period, such as "So Dear to My Heart" in 1948, and in the role of Jim Hawkins in "Treasure Island" in 1950. This last role earned him a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1953, he served as animation model and provided the voice for the title role in "Peter Pan," Driscoll's last major success. Driscoll was cast opposite Disney's "Little British Lady" Kathryn Beaumont, who was in the role of Wendy Darling. Driscoll was the model for all the close up Peter Pan scenes and the dancer and choreographer Roland Dupree was the model for the character's motion sequences. All the live action model scenes were played out on an almost empty sound stage with only the most essential props, and filmed for use by the animators.

This is a large and wonderful original production animation drawing of Peter Pan rendered in red, brown, and graphite pencils. He is eyes and mouth open, with his right hand extended. The top of his dagger scabbard can be seen at his waist. An outstanding work that is perfect for any animation art collection!

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Original Production Animation Cels of Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, and Max from "The Little Mermaid," 1989


Original hand painted production animation cel of Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, and Max with matching Wedding Veil cel from "The Little Mermaid," 1989, Numbered 123 and V123 in ink lower right corners; Walt Disney Studios; Set on a lithographic background; Walt Disney seal upper right; Size - Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, & Max: 8 x 15", Image 11 1/2 x 16 3/4"; Unframed.


"The Little Mermaid," is an American animated musical fantasy film and the 28th film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series. It was produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures to theaters on November 17, 1989. The film was based on the Danish fairy tale of the same name by Hans Christian Andersen, which tells the story of a beautiful mermaid princess who dreams of becoming human. The film was written, directed, and produced by Ron Clements and John Musker; with music by Alan Menken and Howard Ashman. The voice cast includes: Jodi Benson, Christopher Daniel Barnes, Pat Carroll, Samuel E. Wright, Jason Marin, Kenneth Mars, Buddy Hackett, and René Auberjonois.

Original production animation cel of Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, and Max without the background.


 Original production animation cel of Ariel's Wedding Veil without the background.

There was more money and resources dedicated by the Walt Disney Studios to "The Little Mermaid" than any other Disney animated film in decades. Aside from its main animation facility in Glendale, California; Disney opened a satellite feature animation facility in Lake Buena Vista, Florida that was within the Disney-MGM Studios Theme Park at Walt Disney World. Their first projects were to produce an entire Roger Rabbit cartoon short, "Roller Coaster Rabbit," and to contribute ink and paint support to "The Little Mermaid." Another first for Disney films of recent years, was the filming of live actors and actresses for motion reference material for the animators. Broadway actress Jodi Benson (who was predominantly a stage actress when she was cast) was chosen to play Ariel, and Sherri Lynn Stoner, a former member of Los Angeles' Groundlings improvisation comedy group, acted out Ariel's key scenes.


Close up of The Walt Disney Company seal.

The Little Mermaid's supervising animators included Glen Keane and Mark Henn on Ariel, Duncan Marjoribanks on Sebastian, Andreas Deja on King Triton, and Ruben Aquino on Ursula. Originally, Keane had been asked to work on Ursula, as he had established a reputation for drawing large powerful figures, such as the bear in "The Fox and the Hound," 1981 and Professor Ratigan in "The Great Mouse Detective," 1986. Keane however, was assigned as one of the two lead artists on the petite Ariel and oversaw the "Part of Your World" musical number. He jokingly stated that his wife looks exactly like Ariel "without the fins." The character's body type and personality were based upon that of Alyssa Milano, who was starring on TV's "Who's the Boss?". The effect of Ariel's hair underwater was based on footage of Sally Ride when she was in space; and scenes of Sherri Lynn Stoner in a swimming pool were used in animating Ariel's swimming. A challenge in animating Ariel were the colors required to show her in various changing environments, both under the sea and on land. By the end of the film, the animators required a total of 32-color models; not including costume changes. The sea-green color of her fin was a hue specially mixed by the Disney paint lab, and the color was named "Ariel" after the character.

Prince Eric was designed by Glen Keane and animated by Mathew O'Callaghan. O'Callaghan worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios beginning in 1981 and ending in 2007. Eric's voice was supplied by Christopher Daniel Barnes, who was only 16 years old at the time. He is best known for providing the voice of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the 1994 television series Spider-Man: The Animated Series. Eric's dog is his loyal Old English Sheepdog named Max. Max was animated by Russ Edmonds and the voice actor was Frank Welker. Welker has done over 800 different character voice roles in animated films, television shows, video games, and commercials; and he is listed as the number one "All Time top 100 Stars at the Box Office" in terms of the total revenue generated by the films in which he has participated. A bit of trivia: when Max growls at the Prince Eric statue, the snarling was reused sound from Toby in The Great Mouse Detective when he made stairs out of his left ear while he, Basil, Dr. Dawson, and Olivia were leaving Ratigan's lair.

"The Little Mermaid," 1989 was the final Walt Disney full length feature film that used hand painted animation cels. This is an outstanding original production animation cel setup of Princess Ariel, Prince Eric, and their loyal Old English Sheepdog Max. The setup is from the end of the film when The Little Mermaid, Ariel marries her Prince Eric. This is a very large cel image spanning an incredible fifteen inches long. A absolutely spectacular addition to any animation art collection!

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