Summer (1930 film)

Summer is a Walt Disney short film released on January 6, 1930.[1] Directed by Ub Iwerks,[2] it is the sequel to the short Springtime (1929). It is 6 minutes long.[1]

Summer
Directed byUb Iwerks
Produced byWalt Disney
Music byCarl W. Stalling
Animation by
Backgrounds byCarlos Manriquez
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
  • January 16, 1930 (1930-01-16)
Running time
5:51
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Reception

Motion Picture News (February 1, 1930): "Simply Grand. And still they come! This young man, named Walt Disney, is helping to supply an entire nation with a constant load of laughs. The Silly Symphony series in Summer adds another to a long list of delightful bits of cartoon humor. The animation by Ub Iwerks is clever in the extreme. He gets the most ludicrous of situations from his characters which, with the additional nicely timed and properly selected music, make this one reeler exactly what it is."[3]

Variety (February 26, 1930): "Good anywhere. A Disney creation in the Silly Symphony series. One objection si that it resembles too keenly a previous release by the same maker called Springtime. In both creations weather breezes are denoted through leaping and contortionist insects, plants, and in a similar manner. Withal, however, it has its snickers. Seizing upon caterpillars and butterflies to express the freedom of musical summer carries its own laughs, which in essence is the spirit of the present cartoon. Carl Stalling's musical arrangement is light, airy and rhythmic."[4]

Home media

The short was released on the 2006 Walt Disney Treasures DVD box set More 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. 66–67. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
  2. Bradley, Edwin M. The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926–1931. p. 153.
  3. "Corking Comedies Highlight Short Releases". Motion Picture News: 80. February 1, 1930. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  4. "Talking Shorts". Variety: 24. February 26, 1930. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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