Egyptian Melodies

Egyptian Melodies is a 1931 Silly Symphonies animated short subject produced by Walt Disney and directed by Wilfred Jackson.[1]

Egyptian Melodies
Title card from Disney short Egyptian Melodies (1931)
Directed byWilfred Jackson
Produced byWalt Disney
Music byFrank Churchill
Animation byAlbert Hurter
Harry Reeves
Ben Sharpsteen
Cecil Surry
Rudy Zamora
David Hand
Layouts byCharles Philippi
Color processBlack and white
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
August 21, 1931
Running time
6 min
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

In the film, a spider wanders down into an Egyptian tomb. His entrance is seen as if following the spider and is certainly a notable technique in animation of the period. Once inside the tomb, the mummies begin to dance and the hieroglyphics come to life.

Reception

Variety (February 23, 1932): "One of Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies and just fair filler matter. Nice penmanship, as usual in this series, is outstanding. Starts out as though it's going to be original, with an Egyptian background, and one of the sphinxes suddenly opens a door. Spider crawls in and down corridors, with then the usual ghost and mummy stuff."[2]

Home media

The short was released on the 2001 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set Silly Symphonies.[1]

References
  1. Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
  2. "Talking Shorts". Variety: 13. February 23, 1932. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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