The Jazz Fool (1929)

Name: The Jazz Fool
Genre: Animation
Released: 1929-10-14

Running Time

October 14, 1929
Release Date

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Plot.

Horace pulls a wagon with a a small pipe organ, with Mickey at the keys; a sign on the side reads "Mickey's Big Road Show." They arrive, and Mickey's suitcase labeled "Jazz Fool" unfolds to a piano, which he plays (and sings about 8 notes). At the end, the piano attacks him. There is no dialogue, aside from the nonsense syllables sung.

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Cast & Crew.

Walt Disney

Director / Producer

Carl W. Stalling

Music

Ub Iwerks

Director

Media.

Details.

Release Date
October 14, 1929

Status
Released

Running Time
6m

Genres
Animation

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

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Wiki.

The Jazz Fool is a Mickey Mouse short animated film first released on December 21, 1929, as part of the Mickey Mouse film series. It was the twelfth Mickey Mouse short to be produced, the ninth of that year.

The cartoon's title combines the titles of two Al Jolson films: The Jazz Singer (1927) and The Singing Fool (1928). An early version of Horace Horsecollar appears, but is not yet the anthropomorphized character that he later evolves into.

The only dialogue is Mickey singing to a tune using "dohs".