Three Orphan Kittens
Three Orphan Kittens | |
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Walt Disney Productions | |
Distributed by | United Artists |
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Running time | 9 min |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Three Orphan Kittens is a 1935
Plot
The film tells the story of three kittens (one black, one orange and one grey) and their adventures in a house. It begins with the kittens left out in the snow. They then notice the house nearby and enter it for shelter. They arrive at its kitchen, and begin to play there after the house's African-American housekeeper has finished preparing a meal. After more playing in various areas of the house, the film switches its focus to one particular kitten, the black one, who is chasing a feather and eventually ends up on a
Production
The film was produced as an entry in Disney's
Releases
The film was originally released theatrically in the United States on October 26, 1935.
Home media
In 1993, it appeared in a compilation videocassette of Award-winning Disney shorts entitled How the Best Was Won.[10][11] It has also been found on VHS tapes of Dumbo, along with Father Noah's Ark and The Practical Pig.
The short was released on December 19, 2006 on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.[3]
Censorship
The original version of Three Orphan Kittens contains a scene in which the black kitten encounters a doll that, when flipped by the kitten, becomes a stereotypical African-American girl, which shouts "
Reception
The Film Daily (Oct 31, 1935): "Looks as if Walt Disney has hit on something as entrancing as his three little pigs in these three kittens... The three cute kittens will prove a wow — especially in that sequence where they go to bat with the automatic playing piano and come off second best. That piece of business is a laugh riot."[14]
National Exhibitor (Nov 20, 1935): "The three kittens come in out of the snow storm, upset household, exploring in the kitchen and parlor, spilling pies, smashing furniture. Excellent color and appealing characterizations of kittens mark this. Excellent."[14]
Comic adaptation
The Silly Symphony Sunday comic strip ran a three-month-long adaptation of Three Orphan Kittens called "Three Little Kittens" from July 28 to October 20, 1935.[15]
Voice cast
- Aunt Delilah: unknown
- Girl, Meows: Leone LeDoux
- Meows, Chirps: Esther Campbell[16]
References
- ^ The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ISBN 0-07-039835-6.
- ^ ISBN 88-86155-27-1.
- ISBN 88-86155-27-1.
- ISBN 0-8135-2538-1. Retrieved 2009-03-29.
- ISBN 1-86462-039-0.
- ISBN 0-679-43822-X.
- Library of Congress Copyright Office (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series. p. 1164.
- The Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ Sandra Brennan (2009). "How the Best Was Won: 1933-1960 - Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2009-03-19. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "Disney Shorts - Three Orphan Kittens". Disney Shorts. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04. Retrieved 2009-03-12.
- ISBN 0-7864-2032-4. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ Maltin, Leonard (Presenter) (2006-12-19). Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies (DVD). Burbank, California: Buena Vista Home Entertainment. Archived from the original on 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2009-03-07.
- ^ ISBN 978-0810832503.
- ISBN 978-1631408045.
- ^ Scott, Keith (3 October 2022). Cartoon Voices of the Golden Age, Vol. 2. BearManor Media. p. 519.
External links
- Three Orphan Kittens at IMDb