Short film

The Band Concert

1935 · 9 min

A giddy, gag-packed cartoon romp where escalating chaos and slapstick never drown out the music.

Directed by: Wilfred Jackson
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Music
Starring: Clarence Nash

Tagline: Mickey's concert in the park is disrupted by Donald and a cyclone.
Overview: Mickey is trying to lead a concert of The William Tell Overture, but he's continually disrupted by ice cream vendor Donald, who uses a seemingly endless supply of flutes to play Turkey in the Straw instead. After Donald gives up, a bee comes along and causes his own havoc. The band then reaches the Storm sequence, and the weather also starts to pick up; a tornado comes along, but they keep playing.

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Directed by: Wilfred Jackson
Genres: Animation, Comedy, Music
Starring: Clarence Nash

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Tone: whimsicalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 3 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: music
obsession
survival
Places: small town
Era: timeless
Audience: family
Form: animated
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	5
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	1
Romance	0
Tension	3
Darkness	1
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	2

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