Walt Disney Productions short films (silent era: 1923–1928)

This is a list of short films created by Walt Disney Animation Studios between the years 1923 and 1928.

1924

Series	Title	Director	Release Date	DVD Release	Notes
Alice Comedies	Alice's Day at Sea	Walt Disney	March 1	—	First short produced by Walt Disney Studio First short distributed by Winkler Pictures. The first named appearance of Julius the Cat
	Alice's Spooky Adventure		April 1
	Alice's Wild West Show		May 1	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"
	Alice's Fishy Story		June 1	—
	Alice and the Dog Catcher		July 1
	Alice the Peacemaker		August 1
	Alice Gets in Dutch		November 1	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"
	Alice Hunting in Africa		November 15	—
	Alice and the Three Bears		December 1
	Alice the Piper		December 15

1925

Series	Title	Director	Release Date	DVD Release	Notes
Alice Comedies	Alice Cans the Cannibals	Walt Disney	January 1	—
	Alice the Toreador		January 15
	Alice Gets Stung		February 1	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Alice Solves the Puzzle		March 24	"Alice in Cartoon Land"[1]	The first appearance of Peg Leg Pete, however he was known as Bootleg Pete at the time
	Alice's Egg Plant		May 17	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"
	Alice Loses Out		June 15	—
	Alice Gets Stage Struck		June 23
	Alice Wins the Derby		July 12
	Alice Picks the Champ		July 30
	Alice's Tin Pony		August 15	"Alice in Cartoon Land"
	Alice Chops the Suey		August 30
	Alice the Jail Bird		September 15
	Alice Plays Cupid		October 15	Lost cartoon[2]
	Alice Rattled by Rats		November 15	"Cartoon Rarities of the 1920s"
	Alice in the Jungle		December 15	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"

1926

Series	Title	Director	Release Date	DVD Release	Notes
Alice Comedies	Alice on the Farm	Walt Disney	January 1	—
	Alice's Balloon Race		January 15	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Alice's Orphan			"Alice in Cartoon Land"
	Alice's Little Parade		February 1	—
	Alice's Mysterious Mystery		February 15	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"
	Alice Charms the Fish		September 6	Lost cartoon
	Alice's Monkey Business		September 20
	Alice in the Wooly West		October 4	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Alice the Fire Fighter		October 18	—	[2]
	Alice Cuts the Ice		November 1	Lost cartoon
	Alice Helps the Romance		November 15	—	[2]
	Alice's Spanish Guitar		November 29		[2]
	Alice's Brown Derby		December 13		[2]
	Alice the Lumberjack		December 27	Lost cartoon

1927

Series	Title	Director	Release Date	DVD Release	Notes
Alice Comedies	Alice the Golf Bug	Walt Disney	January 10	Lost cartoon
	Alice Foils the Pirates		January 24
	Alice at the Carnival		February 7
	Alice at the Rodeo		February 21	—	[2]
	Alice the Collegiate		March 7	Lost cartoon
	Alice in the Alps		March 21
	Alice's Auto Race		April 4	—	Partially lost cartoon[3]
	Alice's Circus Daze		April 18		[2]
	Alice's Knaughty Knight		May 2	Lost cartoon
	Alice's Three Bad Eggs		May 16
	Alice's Picnic		May 30
	Alice's Channel Swim		June 13
	Alice in the Klondike		June 27
	Alice's Medicine Show		July 11
	Alice the Whaler		July 25	"Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s"
	Alice the Beach Nut		August 8		Lost cartoon, the final appearance of Julius the Cat.
	Alice in the Big League		August 22	—[2]	Final Alice Comedies cartoon
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit	Trolley Troubles		September 5	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"	First Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short produced by Disney. First short distributed by Universal Pictures.
	Oh Teacher		September 19
	The Mechanical Cow		October 3	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit" "Cartoon Rarities of the 1920s"
	Great Guns!		October 17	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	All Wet		October 31
	The Ocean Hop		November 14		Pete reappears in this cartoon and this time, he is renamed Peg Leg Pete.
	The Banker's Daughter		November 28	Lost cartoon
	Empty Socks		December 12	—	rediscovered, a near-complete copy with 30 seconds missing has been found.
	Rickety Gin		December 26	Lost cartoon

1928

Series	Title	Director	Release Date	DVD Release	Notes
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit	Harem Scarem	Walt Disney	January 9	—	Lost cartoon, however a restored fragment was released by Disney D23
	Neck 'n' Neck		January 23		Once lost for a long time, but a copy was found in Japan in 2018.[4]
	The Ole Swimmin' Hole		February 6		It was rediscovered by David Bossert in 2017[5]
	Africa Before Dark		February 20	Bambi Signature Series Blu-ray (HD)	This cartoon was once lost but was found in 2009 at the Austrian Film Museum in Vienna.
	Rival Romeos		March 5	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Bright Lights		March 19
	Sagebrush Sadie		April 1	Lost cartoon, but pencil test footage survives
	Ride 'Em Plowboy		April 15	Lost cartoon
	Ozzie of the Mounted		April 30	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Hungry Hoboes		May 14	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs Signature Series Blu-ray Digital Redemption (HD)
Mickey Mouse	Plane Crazy		May 15	"Mickey Mouse in Black and White"
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit	Oh, What a Knight		May 28	The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Poor Papa		June 11	Pinocchio Signature Series Blu-ray (HD)	First produced Oswald cartoon
	The Fox Chase		June 25	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"
	Tall Timber		July 9
	Sleigh Bells		July 23	—	The film was thought to be lost until a print was discovered in the BFI National Archives in 2015[6]
	High Up		August 6		Re-discovered by David Bossert, erroneously thought to be a Winkler short before rediscovery proved otherwise.[7] Last produced Disney Oswald cartoon
	Hot Dogs		August 20	Lost cartoon, but sketches exist
	The Sky Scrapper		September 3	"The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit"	Final Disney Oswald cartoon.

References

1. Alice in Cartoon Land by Walt Disney at Fulvue Drive-in. Retrieved July 16, 2011.
2. Ryan (April 16, 2009). "Alice the Fire Fighter". DisneyFilmProject.com.
3. "Alice's Auto Race". YouTube. 5 August 2017.
4. "Lost Disney film featuring 'origin' of Mickey Mouse found in Japan". The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on November 15, 2018. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
5. "Dave Bossert on Instagram: "An image of a great Oswald gag from The Ole Swimmin' 'Ole (1928). I'll be posting more Oswald images in the weeks ahead. #oswaldtheluckyrabbit #oswald #disney #disneyfan #disneyworld #disneyland #califirniaadventure @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_ @oswald19270905 @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit_book @oswald_the_lucky_rabbit1928 @oswaldtheluckyrabbitfanclub #oswald_gallery www.davidbossert.com"". Instagram.
6. "'Lost' Disney cartoon Sleigh Bells to be screened". BBC News. BBC. November 3, 2015. Retrieved November 4, 2015.
7. "Disney Rarities Reveals the Lost Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Cartoon!". April 24, 2017.

External links

• The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts