Alpine Climbers

Alpine Climbers is a 1936 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon follows Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto climb the side of a mountain. The film was directed by David Hand and includes the voices of Walt Disney as Mickey, Clarence Nash as Donald, and Lee Millar as Pluto. It was the 9th Mickey Mouse short to be released that year. As a work published in 1936 and a proper renewal notice filed within 28 years, the short will enter the American public domain in 2032.^[4][a]

Alpine Climbers
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Directed by	David Hand
Written by	Vernon Stallings
Story by	Homer Brightman
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney Clarence Nash Lee Millar
Music by	Albert Hay Malotte
Animation by	Carl Barks Bill Roberts[1] Norm Ferguson[2] Dick Huemer
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	July 25, 1936 (1936-07-25)[3]
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Synopsis

Up in the Swiss Alps, Mickey Mouse tangles with a mother eagle, Donald Duck scraps with an edelweiss-stealing goat and Pluto gets inebriated with a St. Bernard.

Voice cast

• Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse
• Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
• Lee Millar as Pluto^[5]
• Pinto Colvig as Yodeling Dogs

Production

This is the only known Disney cartoon to feature animation by Carl Barks, an American cartoonist later known for his Donald Duck comics.^[6] One scene involving an Eagle flying was reworked with Walt Disney's input after he suggested the Eagle looked too human.^[7]

Home media

The short was released on December 4, 2001 on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color.^[8]

See also

• Mickey Mouse (film series)