This is an early Disney cartoon featuring Mickey Mouse. There will be spoilers ahead:
There's an alternate title to this one, Just Mickey. Combining the two titles describes this thoroughly-Just Mickey Fiddling Around. Because that's exactly what the cartoon is about. Mickey plays classical music (three familiar pieces) in roughly seven minutes. Visually, it's a nice short and the violin is played beautifully.
But there's little in here of a humorous nature. A string breaks, there's a running gag with a laughing heckler with no payoff at the end and Mickey saws his violin in half. They even showed a shadow by spotlight during Traumerai with absolutely no gags. It's a reasonably entertaining short, particularly if you like classical music, but it's an atypical Mickey Mouse short.
This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two Disney Treasures DVD set and the set is worth looking for. The short is heartily recommended to classical music fans.
There's an alternate title to this one, Just Mickey. Combining the two titles describes this thoroughly-Just Mickey Fiddling Around. Because that's exactly what the cartoon is about. Mickey plays classical music (three familiar pieces) in roughly seven minutes. Visually, it's a nice short and the violin is played beautifully.
But there's little in here of a humorous nature. A string breaks, there's a running gag with a laughing heckler with no payoff at the end and Mickey saws his violin in half. They even showed a shadow by spotlight during Traumerai with absolutely no gags. It's a reasonably entertaining short, particularly if you like classical music, but it's an atypical Mickey Mouse short.
This short is available on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume Two Disney Treasures DVD set and the set is worth looking for. The short is heartily recommended to classical music fans.