This is a short in the Silly Symphonies series produced by Disney. There will be spoilers ahead:
This is the second color Silly Symphonies short, after the incredible Flowers and Trees. The color is put to good use and the short is well animated and looks very good. There's also more plot here than is normal for early Disney shorts.
We see King Neptune early one, who looks like Santa Claus under water. There's a playful scene with some topless mermaids (very tame actually) swimming around and tugging Neptune's beard and nose. The mermaids then swim to the surface to sun and groom themselves.
Enter the bad guys, in a pirate ship. They spot the mermaids, trying to capture them, with all but one escaping. The one who is caught more than holds her own against the crew. The other mermaids call out reinforcements because Neptune as become entangled in the anchor chain of the ship. Various sea creatures (octopi, sword fish, whales and so on) do battle with the pirates.
The battle sequences are well animated, but the best animation comes when Neptune gets free and joins the fight. Neptune sinks the ship and the mermaid is freed. There is much rejoicing.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures More Silly Symphonies DVD set and this short as well as the set are worth tracking down. Recommended.
This is the second color Silly Symphonies short, after the incredible Flowers and Trees. The color is put to good use and the short is well animated and looks very good. There's also more plot here than is normal for early Disney shorts.
We see King Neptune early one, who looks like Santa Claus under water. There's a playful scene with some topless mermaids (very tame actually) swimming around and tugging Neptune's beard and nose. The mermaids then swim to the surface to sun and groom themselves.
Enter the bad guys, in a pirate ship. They spot the mermaids, trying to capture them, with all but one escaping. The one who is caught more than holds her own against the crew. The other mermaids call out reinforcements because Neptune as become entangled in the anchor chain of the ship. Various sea creatures (octopi, sword fish, whales and so on) do battle with the pirates.
The battle sequences are well animated, but the best animation comes when Neptune gets free and joins the fight. Neptune sinks the ship and the mermaid is freed. There is much rejoicing.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures More Silly Symphonies DVD set and this short as well as the set are worth tracking down. Recommended.