«Mickey’s Good Deed», produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists (1932, USA) 4K UHD 60p

«Mickey’s Good Deed» (also called «Mickey’s Lucky Break» and «Mickey Plays Santa» in certain home media releases) is a 1932 animated short film. Genres — Comedy • Family • #Animation Directed by Burt Gillett Produced by Walt Disney Voice cast: Mickey Mouse — #WaltDisney Pluto, Adelbert’s father, toy effects — Pinto Colvig Weeping mother, kittens — Marcellite Garner Adelbert, butler — unknown Music by Bert Lewis Production company — Walt Disney Productions Distributed by United Artists Release date: December 9, 1932 (limited); #December17th, 1932 (United States) Set during the Christmas season and the contemporary Great Depression, the cartoon centers on Mickey’s act of charity to bring Christmas to a poor family. It was the 50th #MickeyMouse short, and the 14th of that year. ᅠᅠOn Christmas Eve, a homeless Mickey, accompanied by Pluto, is playing Christmas carols on a stand-up bass for money, but he ends up getting bolts instead of real money. ᅠᅠHe then goes to play music outside a rich family’s mansion, where a boy named Adelbert is inside and refusing all the expensive toys that his father and the Butler try to give him. Then, upon hearing Pluto’s howling, Adelbert walks over to the window and peers outside. Upon seeing Pluto, he says that he wants a dog and his father tells the butler to buy the dog. Mickey refuses to sell his companion at first, but when his bass gets destroyed by a passing sleigh and he sees a house full of poor children with their father (who resembles Pete) in jail and their mother crying, he changes his mind and sells Pluto to the rich family. He uses the money to buy lots of toys and a #Christmas dinner in a basket. Then, dressed as Santa Claus, he delivers it to the poor children and their mother, who is now snoring when he makes it back to their house. ᅠᅠBack at the mansion, Adelbert is throwing expensive items, toys and food in Pluto’s direction. His father gets hit a few times, Pluto trips the butler, and the mansion becomes a mess in the process. Adelbert’s father finally loses it; he tells the butler to throw Pluto out, drags Adelbert onto his knee, pulls his pants down and spanks him. Pluto laughs as this happens and then leaves to search for Mickey. ᅠᅠOn a snowy hill top, Mickey is roasting a hot dog with a snowy replica of Pluto. Pluto notices Mickey and runs up to meet him. Mickey becomes delighted and the two enjoy a roasted turkey tied to Pluto’s tail. #MickeysGoodDeed #90thAnniversary «Mickey’s Good Deed» is the first «Mickey Mouse» titled #cartoon to develop with RCA’s Photophone synchronized early-in-film sound system. It was Mickey’s second Christmas themed film after «Mickey’s Orphans» (1931).