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Titolo: Il gran galà di Topolino

Ogni tanto, nei vecchi cartoni animati Warner, si trovano degli splendidi
episodi con tutte le star hollywoodiane del momento, specie negli anni 30.
Ma questo Topolino del 1933, Mickey's Gala Premiere, è assolutamente
fastoso.
Struttura facilissima: al Grauman's Chinese Theatre le star si radunano per
la grande prima di un cartone di Topolino (fra l'altro deliberatamente
mediocre); è un successo trionfale ma poi Topolino si sveglia e scopre che a
baciarlo non è Greta Garbo ma Pluto.
Questi particolari cartoon sono un po' un barometro della popolarità del
momento, sia pure orientata verso i bambini. Alle star maggiori e
soprattutto ai comici è dedicata una piccola gag, mentre gli altri si
accontentano di farsi riconoscere.
Vediamo per primi i Keyston Cops, ancora in azione ai primordi del sonoro:
distinguiamo Mack Swain, Ben Turpin e Chester Conklin. Poi, da una
gigantesca limousine escono, nell'ordine: Wallace Beery e Marie Dressler
(che avrete certo visto in Pranzo alle Otto), i tre Barrymore vestiti per il
film su Rasputin che usciva proprio quell'anno, Laurel e Hardy, poi
Topolino, Minnie, Pluto e Orazio (la cui massiccia presenza nei primi
cartoon Disney è destinata all'oblio) e infine i Marx, con ancora Zeppo.
Seguono intermezzi cantati: Maurice Chevalier, Eddie Cantor, un coro
femminile composto da Jean Harlow (non sicurissimo), Joan Crawford e Bette
Davis, poi uno maschile di Harold Lloyd, Clark Gable, Edward G.Robinson e
Adolphe Menjou.
Sid Grauman, fondatore dello storico cinema, vende i biglietti: gag con i
fratelli Marx e, soprattutto, una gigantesca Mae West che, con una battuta
ose' scioglie letteralmente il povero Grauman.
Durante la proiezione tutti ridono esageratamente e c'è una serie di piccole
gag con Charlie Chaplin (una presenza curiosamente minore), Buster Keaton,
Joe E.Brown, bizzarramente Will Hays, lo zar della censura, poi Bela
Lugosi/Dracula e Boris Karloff/Frankstein insieme ad un lupo mannaro che non
sono riuscito ad identificare.
Fra il pubblico si riescono a notare Marlene Dietrich, Edna Mae Olivier,
George Arliss, William Powell, Harry Langdon, Ed Wynn, Janet Gaynor (credo),
Paul Muni (credo), il duo comico di Wheeler e Woolsey, e Douglas Fairbanks -
e altri che non sono riuscito a identificare..
Nel gran finale compaiono Will Rogers, che prende Topolino al lazo, e Greta
Garbo, chiaramante LA star, che bacia Topolino.
Dettaglio: la versione che vediamo noi è colorata ma il film nel film di
Topolino è stato conservato in bianco e nero.
Ah, le gioie dell'erudizione inutile...
Moritz Benedikt
'Passar de alhos para bugalhos'

 mediocre)
Ne ho visto un pezzullino e mi e' parso "The Gallopin' Gaucho", no?
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 Topolino č stato conservato in bianco e nero.
Eh? La copia di mio cugino e' correttamente tutta in B/N.
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 alle streghe. Fa strano vederlo qui a battere le mani a Topolino.
Sarebbe più strano vederli tutti e due battere le mani a un congresso
dei DS.
P
(A proposito, mi mandi l'elenco delle Silly Simphonies?)

 (A proposito, mi mandi l'elenco delle Silly Simphonies?)
dal sito 
http://www.answers.com/topic/silly-symphonies
Filmography
1929
        •       The Skeleton Dance. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first
released on 22 August, 1929.
        •       El Terrible Toreador. Directed by Walt Disney, first
released on 7 September, 1929.
        •       Springtime. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first released on 24
October, 1929.
        •       Hell's Bells. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first released on
11 November, 1929. Featuring Satan, the Grim Reaper, Cerberus and
various unnamed demons of Hell.
        •       The Merry Dwarfs. Directed by Walt Disney, first
released on 16 December, 1929.
1930
        •       Summer. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first released on 6
January, 1930.
        •       Autumn. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first released on 13
February, 1930.
        •       Cannibal Capers. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 13 March, 1930.
        •       Frolicking Fish. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 8 May, 1930.
        •       Arctic Antics. Directed by Ub Iwerks, first released on
5 June, 1930.
        •       Midnight in a Toyshop. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on 3 July, 1930.
        •       Night. Directed by Walt Disney, first released on 31
July, 1930.
        •       Monkey Melodies. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 10 August, 1930.
        •       Winter. Directed by Burton Gillett, first released on 5
November, 1930.
        •       Playful Pan. Directed by Burton Gillett, first released
on 28 December, 1930. Featuring the Greek god Pan.
1931
        •       Birds of a Feather. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 10 February, 1931.
        •       Mother Goose Melodies. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 17 April, 1931. Featuring among others Humpty Dumpty, Jack
and Jill, Little Bo Peep, Little Boy Blue, Little Jack Horner, Mother
Goose, Old King Cole and Simple Simon.
        •       The China Plate. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 25 May, 1931.
        •       The Busy Beavers. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 22 June, 1931.
        •       The Cat's Out. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 28 July, 1931.
        •       Egyptian Melodies. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 21 August, 1931.
        •       The Clock Store. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 30 September, 1931.
        •       The Spider and the Fly. Directed by Wildred Jackson,
first released on 16 October, 1931.
        •       The Fox Hunt. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 18 November, 1931.
        •       The Ugly Duckling. Based on a story by Hans Christian
Andersen. Directed by Wildred Jackson, first released on 16 December,
1931.
1932
        •       The Bird Store. Directed by Wildred Jackson, first
released on 16 January, 1932.
        •       The Bears and the Bees. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on 9 July, 1932.
        •       Just Dogs. Directed by Burton Gillett, first released on
30 July, 1932. Featuring the first starring role of Pluto.
        •       Flowers and Trees. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 30 July, 1932. First commercially released film in
Technicolor
        •       King Neptune. Directed by Burton Gillett, first released
on 10 September, 1932. Featuring Greco-Roman god Poseidon/Neptune as the
" King of the Sea".
        •       Bugs in Love. Directed by Burton Gillett, first released
on 1 October, 1932.
        •       Babes in the Wood. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 19 November, 1932. Featuring Hansel and Gretel.
        •       Santa's Workshop. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 10 December, 1932. Featuring Santa Claus.
1933
        •       Birds in the Spring. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 11 March, 1933.
        •       Father Noah's Ark. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 8 April, 1933. Featuring Noah, Ham, Japheth, Shem and their
respective wives.
        •       The Three Little Pigs. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 27 May, 1933. Featuring the namesake characters and the Big
Bad Wolf.
        •       Old King Cole. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 29 July, 1933. Featuring the namesake character along with
(among others) Jack Sprat and Little Boy Blue/
        •       Lullaby Land. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on August 19, 1933. Featuring Mr. Sandman.
        •       The Pied Piper. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 16 September, 1933. Featuring the Pied Piper of Hamelin.
        •       The Night Before Christmas. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on 9 December, 1933.
1934
        •       The China Shop. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 13 January, 1934.
        •       The Grasshopper and the Ants. Directed by Wilfred
Jackson, first released on 10 February, 1934. Based on a fable by Aesop.
        •       Funny Little Bunnies. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 24 March, 1934. Featuring the Easter Bunnies.
        •       The Big Bad Wolf. Directed by Burton Gillett, first
released on 14 April, 1934. Featuring the title character along with the
Three Little Pigs and Little Red Riding Hood.
        •       The Wise Little Hen. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 9 June, 1934. Featuring the debut of Donald Duck.
        •       The Flying Mouse. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 14 July, 1934.
        •       Peculiar Penguins. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 1 September, 1934.
        •       The Goddess of Spring. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on 3 November, 1934. Featuring Persephone and a version
of her uncle/husband Hades/ Pluto, identified here with Satan.
1935
        •       The Tortoise and the Hare. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on 5 January, 1935. Featuring Max Hare and Toby Tortoise.
The former has been suggested as an early influence to Looney Tunes
character Bugs Bunny.
        •       The Golden Touch. Directed by Walt Disney, first
released on 22 March, 1935. Featuring Midas and Goldie the elf.
        •       The Robber Kitten. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 13 April, 1935.
        •       Water Babies. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 11 May, 1935.
        •       The Cookie Carnival. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen, first
released on 25 May, 1935.
        •       Who Killed Cock Robin?. Directed by David Dodd Hand,
first released on 26 June, 1935.
        •       Music Land. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first released
on 5 October, 1935.
        •       Three Orphan Kittens. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 26 October, 1935.
        •       Cock o' the Walk. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen, first
released on 30 November, 1935.
        •       Broken Toys. Directed by Ben Sharpsteen, first released
on 14 December, 1935.
1936
        •       Elmer Elephant. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 28 March, 1936.
        •       Three Little Wolves. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 18 April, 1936. Featuring the title characters along with
their father the Big Bad Wolf and his rivals the Three Little Pigs.
        •       Toby Tortoise Returns. Directed by Wilfred Jackson,
first released on August 22, 1936. Featuring Max Hare and Toby Tortoise.
        •       Three Blind Mousketeers. Directed by David Dodd Hand,
first released on 26 September, 1936.
        •       The Country Cousin. Co-directed by David Dodd Hand and
Wilfred Jackson, first released on 31 October, 1936.
        •       Mother Pluto. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 14 November, 1936. Featuring Pluto mothering a number of
newly-hatched chicks.
        •       More Kittens. Co-directed by David Dodd Hand and Wilfred
Jackson, first released on 19 December, 1936.
1937
        •       Woodland Café. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 13 March, 1937.
        •       Little Hiawatha. Directed by David Dodd Hand, first
released on 15 May, 1937.
        •       The Old Mill. Directed by Wilfred Jackson, first
released on 5 November, 1937.
1938
        •       The Moth and the Flame. Directed by Burton Gillett,
first released on 1 April, 1938.
        •       Wynken, Blynken, and Nod. Directed by Graham Heid, first
released on 27 May, 1938.
        •       Farmyard Symphony. Directed by Jack Cutting, first
released on 14 October, 1938.
        •       Merbabies. Outsourced to Harman-Ising Pictures,
co-directed by Rudolf Ising and Vernon Stallings, first released on 9
December, 1938.
        •       Mother Goose Goes Hollywood. Directed by Wilfred
Jackson, first released on 23 December, 1938.
1939
        •       The Practical Pig. Directed by Dick Rickard, first
released on 24 February, 1939. Featuring the Three Little Pigs, the Big
Bad Wolf and the Three Little Wolves.
        •       The Ugly Duckling. Directed by Jack Cutting, first
released on 7 April, 1939. Color remake of the 1931 Silly Symphony.
Nota:
nella pagina 
http://disneyshorts.toonzone.net/miscellaneous/silly.html
la lista e' identica salvo per l'assenza di "Night" (1930).
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Tks
P.