Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip
| Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip | |
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| Mickey Mouse series | |
Theatrical release poster
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| Directed by | Clyde Geronimi |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Voices by |
Billy Bletcher Walt Disney Lee Millar |
| Music by |
Leigh Harline Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by |
Ray Abrams Clyde Geronimi Ed Love Kenneth Muse Marvin Woodward |
| Backgrounds by | Jim Carmichael |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Preceded by | Pluto's Dream House |
| Followed by | The Little Whirlwind |
Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip is a 1940 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film was directed by Clyde Geronimi and features original music by Leigh Harline and Oliver Wallace. The film was animated by Clyde Geronimi, Ken Muse, Ed Love, Marvin Woodward, and Ray Abrams. The voice cast includes Walt Disney as Mickey, Lee Millar as Pluto, and Billy Bletcher as Pete.
The cartoon follows Mickey Mouse and his dog Pluto traveling by train, despite a rule forbidding dogs; Pete plays a menacing conductor intent on enforcing the rule.
Leaving for vacation, Mickey Mouse and Pluto arrive at a train station in Burbank, California (home of Walt Disney Productions headquarters). They board a west-bound train, but are both immediately kicked off by the conductor, played by Pete, that dogs aren't allowed (side gag reveals Pluto's luggage to contain bones). Pete then rambles off the train's destinations and forces his watch to tell him when the train is ready to leave. When the watch does show its time for the train to go, Pete calls "All aboard!"
Mickey, at this point, decides to smuggle Pluto onboard by squeezing the dog inside his suitcase. At first, the handle breaks, making Mickey almost leave Pluto behind, but he recovers the suitcase and manages to make it aboard the caboose just as the train is leaving the platform. Later, Pluto barks, wanting to be let out. Mickey reminds him that he will be thrown off if Pete finds out that Pluto's on the train, so he takes Pluto out and unsquashes him. The freedom is only short lived, however, as Pete is coming through the train to collect tickets, forcing Mickey to squash Pluto back into position in the suitcase. After biting "OK" in Mickey's tickets, Pete sees Mickey's suitcase containing Pluto in the seat and forcefully throws it into an overhead baggage net. This causes Pluto to bark, making Pete suspicious.
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