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Morris the Midget Moose is a 1950 Walt Disney animated short,[1] based on a 1945 picture book published by G.P. Putnam's sons, written and illustrated by Frank Owen, originally released to theaters on November 24, 1950, from Walt Disney Productions, originally released by RKO Radio Pictures and then, Buena Vista Distribution for its re-release.[2]

Morris the Midget Moose
Directed by	Jack Hannah Charles A. Nichols
Story by	Frank Owen Eric Gurney Bill de la Torre
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash Dink Trout
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	George Nicholas George Kreisl Jerry Hathcock Jack Boyd
Layouts by	Karl Karpé
Backgrounds by	Ray Huffine
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	November 24, 1950 (1950-11-24)
Running time	08:02
Country	United States

Plot

This cartoon is a two heads is better than one parable. The bootle beetle (from Donald Duck cartoons, such as Bootle Beetle, The Greener Yard and Sea Salts) tells two younger beetles, who are fighting to reach a piece of fruit that is out of their reach, the story of Morris, a four-year-old moose, who has not grown beyond the stages of a child and is the laughing stock among the other moose. Morris is a small moose with large antlers, and meets up one day with Balsam, a large moose with embarrassingly small antlers. Morris and Balsam become good friends. Thunderclap the strongest bull moose is constantly challenging and defending his title as head moose. The two defeat Thunderclap with Morris standing on Balsam's back. The combined strength of Morris and Balsam becomes too much for Thunderclap. In the end the sum of the two was greater than the parts & the beetles learn the lesson by standing on each other's shoulders to reach the far hanging fruit.[3]

Production

The film was co-directed by Jack Hannah and Charles Nichols, the story was adapted by Bill Berg, written by Eric Gurney, Bill de la Torre, produced by Walt Disney, music by Oliver Wallace, animation by Jack Boyd, Jerry Hathcock, George Kreisl and George Nicholas, layouts by Karl Karpe, the backgrounds by Ray Huffine. It featured the voices of Clarence Nash and Dink Trout.

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: Disney Rarities - Celebrated Shorts: 1920s–1960s.[4]

References

External links

• Morris the Midget Moose at The Big Cartoon DataBase
• Morris the Midget Moose at IMDb

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