About

Walt Disney followed up his popular early Mickey Mouse cartoons with the Silly Symphonies — dynamically choreographed musical animations. Inaugurated with The Skeleton Dance 1929, the Silly Symphonies continued to be produced throughout the following decade reworking classical tales and nursery rhymes to soundtracks ranging from jazz and popular classics to original compositions. The Australian Cinémathèque program of 35 Silly Symphonies is the largest ever to be presented internationally.

LECTURE: Silly Symphonies
Russell Merritt, co-author with JB Kaufman of Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (Cineteca del Friuli, Italy, 2006), the first in-depth exploration of the Disney series.
Sat 29 March 2.00pm / Cinema B

List of Works

• SILLY SYMPHONIES: SOUND AND DANCE
• The Skeleton Dance 1929 | Director: Walt Disney
• Hells Bells 1929 | Director: Ub Iwerks
• Birds of a Feather 1931 | Director: Burt Gillett
• The Ugly Duckling 1931 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Flowers and Trees 1932 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Music Land 1935 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• The Old Mill 1937 | Director: Wilfred Jackson, Graham Heid
• The Ugly Duckling 1939 | Director: Jack Cutting, Ham Luske
• Babes in the Woods 1932 | Director: Burt Gillett
• Lullaby Land 1933 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• The China Shop 1934 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Broken Toys 1935 | Director: Ben Sharpsteen
• Woodland Café 1937 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• The Night Before Christmas 1933 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Santa's Workshop 1932 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Merbabies 1938 | Director: Rudolf Ising
• Midnight in a Toy Shop 1930 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• SILLY SYMPHONIES: RENEGADES AND FINE ROMANCE
• Cock o' the Walk 1935 | Director: Ben Sharpsteen
• The Country Cousin 1936 | Directors: Dave Hand, Wilfred Jackson
• Who Killed Cock Robin 1935 | Director: Dave Hand
• The Fox Hunt 1931 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Ferdinand the Bull 1938 | Director: Dick Rickard
• Moth and the Flame 1938 | Directors: Dave Hand, Burt Gillett, Dick Huemer
• The Spider and the Fly 1931 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Bugs in Love 1932 | Director: Burt Gillett
• Grasshopper and the Ants 1933 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• SILLY SYMPHONIES: THE THREE LITTLE PIGS
• Three Little Pigs 1933 | Director: Burt Gillett
• The Big Bad Wolf 1934 | Director: Burt Gillett
• Three Little Wolves 1936 | Director: Dave Hand
• The Practical Pig 1939 | Director: Dick Rickard
• SILLY SYMPHONIES: HOLLYWOOD NURSERY RHYMES
• The Pied Piper 1933 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Playful Pan 1930 | Director: Burt Gillett
• Mother Goose Melodies 1931 | Director: Burt Gillett
• Toby Tortoise Returns 1936 | Director: Wilfred Jackson
• Mother Goose Goes Hollywood 1938 | Director: Wilfred Jackson