Hitchcoc
This is one of those collections of acts. The barnyard has become a showplace and Mickey is in charge. There are several acts involving the animals. None of them is spectacular. However, Mickey does a command performance in the second half. He sings, dances, and generally displays his talents. He also sings his theme song which we will hear off and on throughout history.
OllieSuave-007
This is an average little musical, with a bunch of barnyard animals singing and playing on instruments. There's really no plot to the cartoon, just plenty of songs and dances. The highlight of the cartoon is when Mickey sings the classic Disney song, Minnie's Yoo Hoo. Grade C+
Robert Reynolds
This is an early Disney Mickey Mouse short. There will be spoilers ahead:Mickey is putting on a musical revue (hence the short's title) and it features various acts in addition to our hero, most notably a female pig who "sings" opera and has trouble keeping her clothes on.The animation is by Ub Iwerks and is, as usual, excellent. The gags are typical for a short from the late 1920s. The required outhouse is here, various underwear jokes and so on.Mickey serenades the audience with a song for Minnie, who is watching from a box (literally). The voice isn't Walt's voice and it isn't the voice we typically associate with Mickey, but it's a reasonably good early effort. The studio still hasn't quite found "the sweet spot", but the Flieschers are really the only studio ahead of them at this point.This short is on the Mickey Mouse In Black and White Disney Treasures DVD set and is well worth seeking out.
MartinHafer
This is a dancing and singing cartoon with lots of barnyard acts. You'll see chickens, ducks and pigs dance, Mickey and his friends playing in a band and, ultimately, Mickey singing and dancing.Back in 1929, this sort of cartoon apparently went over quite well as there were a lot of similar toons by Disney as well as competing studios. However, when seen today, I can't help but think most folks (especially kids) would be bored to tears by the whole thing. There really is no plot. There aren't any real jokes. And, worst of all, there isn't a whole lot of charm to this short. While I will admit that the cartoon is well made compared to other cartoons of 1929, it just isn't fun or entertaining.
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