The Busy Beavers

The Busy Beavers is a 1931 Silly Symphonies animated film, directed by Burt Gillett.[1]

For the Turing machine game, see Busy beaver.
For the online children’s educational program, see Busy Beavers.
The Busy Beavers
Directed byBurt Gillett
Produced byWalt Disney
Music byFrank Churchill
Animation byCharles Byrne
Harry Reeves
Production
company
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release date
June 22, 1931
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

The short shows a community of beavers building their dam and soon shows one particular beaver trying to save it when it is threatened by a flash flood.

Reception

Variety (July 14, 1931): "One of the Silly Symphonies and among the better of that group. At the Roxy, shown on the wide screen, the cartoon took on added attractiveness. Good anywhere. Runs with a sense of continuity which other cartoons fail to get despite the fact that only the quack-quack noises of the inked beavers and some interpolating sounds are heard by the customers. One good moment is when a cloudburst pummels one of the beavers Another is where a tree falls on one of them. However, he stays alive to be razzed by a plucked owl for a laugh finish."[2]

The Film Daily (July 19, 1931): "Walt Disney made a 'knock-out' when he produced this Silly Symphony. Gags that are really new, animation that is smooth and clever and synchrony that never misses a beat. Disney has taken a theme which shows beavers building a dam as only cartooned beavers can do it. It finishes with a flood and one lone beaver attempting to save the dam from destruction. The reel is fast, funny and fine."[3]

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. 92–93. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
  2. "Talking Shorts". Variety: 17. July 14, 1931. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
  3. "Sound Shorts". The Film Daily: 11. July 19, 1931. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
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