The Band Concert
Directed by Wilfred Jackson
1935/USA
Walt Disney Productions
Repeat viewing

Mickey Mouse conducts an old-fashioned band composed of his animal buddies in a rendition of “The William Tell Overture” but Donald Duck keeps distracting the musicians by playing “Turkey in the Straw” on his fife.  The cartoon concludes with the band being sucked up by a tornado and playing valiantly through it all.

This is one of the funniest Mickey Mouse cartoons of all time.  I laughed out loud several times. Some full-length comedies don’t get that out of me.  I love Donald Duck! This was the first Mickey Mouse cartoon in Technicolor.

Complete cartoon (10 minutes)