Thru the mirror

Mickey Mouse falls asleep reading Lewis Carroll’s ‘Alice Through the Looking Glass’ and dreams himself into wonderland. Features Mickey in 1930’s dance routine. Notable for virtuoso Disney animation techniques, anticipating the design and devices used in the later feature version of Alice in Wonderland.

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Credits

producer

Walt Disney

production company

Walt Disney Educational Media Company

Duration

00:08:55:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1936

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

015868

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Study and teaching

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Motion pictures - Study and teaching

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Literature → Literature

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1936

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