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Thru the Mirror

  • 1936
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7.5/10
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Walt Disney in Thru the Mirror (1936)
AnimationComedyFamilyFantasyMusicShort

Mickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is al... Read allMickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which makes him briefly larger, then small. He dances around a lot,... Read allMickey has been reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There", and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive. He eats a walnut, which makes him briefly larger, then small. He dances around a lot, ultimately doing a major number with a deck of cards. He dances with the queen, making th... Read all

  • Director
    • David Hand
  • Writers
    • Lewis Carroll
    • William Cottrell
    • Joe Grant
  • Stars
    • Pinto Colvig
    • Clarence Nash
    • Purv Pullen
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    3K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • David Hand
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll
      • William Cottrell
      • Joe Grant
    • Stars
      • Pinto Colvig
      • Clarence Nash
      • Purv Pullen
    • 16User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Radio Hiccup
    • (voice)
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    • Nutcracker Tool
    • (voice)
    Purv Pullen
    • Barking Vocal Effects
    • (voice)
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Mickey Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Hand
    • Writers
      • Lewis Carroll
      • William Cottrell
      • Joe Grant
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    8planktonrules

    What's Fred Astaire got on Mickey?!

    When "Thru the Mirror" begins, Mickey has just fallen asleep after reading Lewis Carroll's "Through the Looking Glass". Then, like in the story, Mickey has a dream where he, too, is able to talk through the mirror into a strange parallel world. He finds that all the furnishings in the house are alive. Next, he eats a walnut and shrinks--and has all sorts of miniature adventures. He battles against some playing cards but my favorite portion is where he tap dances--in a manner highly reminiscent o Fred Astaire. All in all, there really isn't a lot in the way of plot but the cartoon is so much fun and the animation so nice that you really don't care! Clever and fun from start to finish.
    9Hitchcoc

    Excellent Mickey Mouse Cartooon

    Mickey has been reading Lewis Carrol and has dozed off. This is a combination of mouse antics and the Alice story. He does battle with numerous fictional entities and seems to have a great time. Very well animated and imaginative. Mickey is at his improvisational best.
    7CuriosityKilledShawn

    Very Imaginative

    After falling asleep reading Alice Through the Looking Glass, Mickey dreams about walking through the mirror and entering and opposite world where almost everything is alive and has a personality. Sort of in the same way as all those annoying, singing teacups in the awful Beauty and the Beast movie.

    There are many references to Alice in Wonderland of course, some subtle, some obvious and some intelligent. Though it's all great fun and wildly imaginative. It's these sort of cartoons that made Disney Studios and Mickey Mouse legendary.

    In a way, it's the success of cartoon like this that are to blame for the existence of stuff like The Haunted Mansion.

    But that's just the pessimist in me.
    8afonsobritofalves

    Mickey in Wonderland.

    Fantastic, I remember me being younger and seeing this short, even very good. I highly recommend it.
    10TheLittleSongbird

    "And now here's another side for the plausible impossible..."

    "Thru the Mirror" is a fun literary take on the Lewis Caroll classic "Through the Looking Class". While not especially faithful, it is tremendously entertaining for a number of reasons. Whether it is the lovely Technicolour animation, with the colourful backgrounds and interesting character features. Whether it is the wonderful music, it is rousing on the most part, with a little snippet of Schubert's "Marche Millitaire". Whether it is the great scene with the cards chasing Mickey. Whether it is Mickey in the role of Alice, and doing it with gusto I must say. I will say though I do think Mickey has done better cartoons namely "Sorceror's Apprentice", "The Band Concert" and "Symphony Hour". But this is great fun as a cartoon, and works on multiple viewings. 10/10 Bethany Cox

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    • Trivia
      This short is featured as a playable level in the video game Epic Mickey (2010).
    • Goofs
      There is a series of scratches visible throughout, apparently from the platten glass used to hold the artwork under the camera.
    • Quotes

      King of Hearts: [top half] Call out the cards!

      King of Hearts: [bottom half] Call out the cards!

      King of Hearts: [both halves] Call out the cards! Call out the cards!

      Radio: [repeatedly] Calling all cards. Calling all cards.

    • Connections
      Edited into The Mickey Mouse Anniversary Show (1968)
    • Soundtracks
      Military March
      (uncredited)

      Music by Franz Schubert

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    • Release date
      • May 30, 1936 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Through the Mirror
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 9m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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