Der herzlose Retter (Short 1941)

Der herzlose Retter: Directed by Clyde Geronimi. With Howard M. Mitchell, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, June Foray. Jealous of Mickey’s kitten, Pluto’s devil-self argues with his angel-self over whether or not to rescue the kitten when it falls into a well.

“A Walt Disney MICKEY MOUSE Cartoon.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003ePluto must LEND A PAW to save the life of a drowning kitten – but is disgusted when Mickey welcomes the tiny feline into their home.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThereu0026#39;s much to enjoy in this Oscar-winning little film, with pathos, suspense u0026amp; good humor all wrapped-up into one tidy package. The use of the Angel-Pluto u0026amp; Devil-Pluto to express the Pupu0026#39;s thoughts is an amusing conceit. This was the second of only two appearances in a Disney cartoon made by Bianca the Goldfish, the other being MICKEYu0026#39;S PARROT (1938).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWalt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures u0026amp; drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney u0026amp; Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Waltu0026#39;s older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager u0026amp; counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Waltu0026#39;s imagination, ensuring Disneyu0026#39;s immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickeyu0026#39;s screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Waltu0026#39;s growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Waltu0026#39;s genius was unbeatable. Mickeyu0026#39;s feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Waltu0026#39;s grandest dream – feature length animated films. Against a storm of naysayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi u0026amp; Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.”