Bone Trouble

I've been neglecting my watching of the films in the "shorts" section of Disney Plus recently, so thought I'd get back to one. The next one was "Bone Trouble" a 1940 Pluto short back in the RKO distribution era.

Having woken up hungry, Pluto (Lee Millar) spies a bone next to his still sleeping neighbour Butch the Bulldog (Clarence Nash). Unfortunately for Pluto Butch wakes up and chases Pluto through the town. They end up at the carnival and after a few other rides they end up at the House of Mirrors, where Pluto spies an opportunity turn the tables.

I've said that rewatching some of these classic era Disney shorts has been somewhat of a mixed bag. This one though I thought was pretty good. The visual work, particularly in the hall of mirrors is particularly strong, as Pluto morphs into various other animals. The music too is also strong in this one, as the action is set to the notes, which wasn't uncommon in this period of animation, but this is an example of it noticeably working well.

I wish they were all this good.