Cannibal Capers

For the 1935 short film, see Kannibal Kapers.

Cannibal Capers is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on March 13, 1930.^[1]

Cannibal Capers
Directed by	Burt Gillett
Produced by	Walt Disney
Music by	Darrell Calker
Animation by	Les Clark Floyd Gottfredson Jack King David Hand Ben Sharpsteen Johnny Cannon Tom Palmer Norm Ferguson Wilfred Jackson
Backgrounds by	Carlos Manriquez
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 13, 1930 (1930-03-13)
Running time	5:56
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot

The film begins with a group of cannibals gathering together for a tribal dance. The dance is later interrupted by a fierce lion who engages in a silly chase with one of the cannibals. The film ends with all of the cannibals surrounding the hysterical lion.^[2]

Reception

The Film Daily (July 13, 1930): "One of Walt Disney's best Silly Symphonies to date. After the little band of cannibals have disported awhile in highly amusing fashion, a ferocious lion turns up and the whole gang takes to its heels. The cannibals' intended victim, however, jumps out of the boiling pot and gives the lion the run-around, winding up by getting hold of the lion's false teeth and using them to scare the jungle beast out of his skin."^[3]

Billboard (July 19, 1930): "Plenty of laughs to this animated cartoon of the Walt Disney Silly Symphony series. The conveying of numerous byplays sparkling with originality and cleverness, is a big factor in mirth producing, tho there's no overlooking the skillful animation... Strongest risibility tickler is the battle between a lion and the cannibals. Lion first chases the black-skin around, but the worm turns and the fellow has the battle won. Book this to give your audience laughs."^[4]

Home media

The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two^[1] in the "From the Vault" section, because of the depiction of African natives (because the film was targeting adult audiences).^[5]

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. 70–71. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
2. "Disney Shorts: 1930: Cannibal Capers". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
3. "Latest Reviews of New Sound Shorts". The Film Daily: 12. July 13, 1930. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
4. Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0810832503.
5. Figueiredo, Rodney. "Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies". Animated Views. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.

External links

• Cannibal Capers at IMDb