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Despite interference from a bee, a noisy Donald Duck playing “Turkey in the Straw”, and a full scale whirlwind, Mickey’s band doggedly performs the “William Tell Overture”. This was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon to use technicolor and is considered to be one of the Disney studios best.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506265
Language
English
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Color cinematography
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - History
Animation → Animation - Juvenile films
Childrens Films → Children 0-6
Childrens Films → Children 12+
Childrens Films → Children 6-12
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)