"The Mail Pilot" begins at the busiest airport in the world! Tons of airplanes and autogyros (the thing that looks like a plane and a helicopter) bounce about the runways nearly colliding. The scene now switches to Mickey who is preparing his plane. A group of officers (all who look like Goofy) bring a padlocked box full of mail for Mickey to deliver by airmail. During his flight, however, the evil Pete appears in his plane and tries to steal the mail. Ultimately, Mickey prevails and is a hero...once again.
Aside from marking another 'pre-Goofy appearance' (Goofy hadn't yet become a character in the cartoons--just some appearances by a few Goofy-like characters in tiny cameo parts), there isn't a lot to make this a must-see cartoon. Part of it that there is a lot of sappy singing and part is because the film lacks the usual charm of a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Plus, it seemed at times like the short was more a plug for the postal service than a serious attempt at entertainment.
Aside from marking another 'pre-Goofy appearance' (Goofy hadn't yet become a character in the cartoons--just some appearances by a few Goofy-like characters in tiny cameo parts), there isn't a lot to make this a must-see cartoon. Part of it that there is a lot of sappy singing and part is because the film lacks the usual charm of a Mickey Mouse cartoon. Plus, it seemed at times like the short was more a plug for the postal service than a serious attempt at entertainment.