The Golden Touch (1935)
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- Approved
- 10min
- Animation, Short
- 22 Mar 1935 (USA)
- Short
A dwarf grants the king's wish that everything he touches will turn to gold. When the king finds that he cannot eat, he is no longer happy with the gift. By giving up his worldly property, he finds happiness going from riches to rags.
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Cast
| Billy Bletcher | ... |
King Midas (voice)
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Mary Moder | ... |
Goldie (voice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Grim Reaper (voice)
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Purv Pullen | ... |
Birds (voice)
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| Toby Wing | ... |
Birds (voice)
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Directed by
| Walt Disney | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Albert Hurter | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Frank Churchill | ... | (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Mike DeBonis | ... | audio description narrator (uncredited) |
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Wilma Baker | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Ugo D'Orsi | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Norman Ferguson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Winfield Hoskins | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Eric Larson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ray Lockrem | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Fred Moore | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Maurice Noble | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Tom Palmer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Hawley Pratt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Stan Quackenbush | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Tytla | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bob Wickersham | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Walt Disney | ... | presenter (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- United Artists (1935) (United States) (theatrical)
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
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Storyline
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King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | A fable of a king whose touch turns everything to gold. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Walt Disney hated this short and refused to talk about it to his workers. See more » |
| Goofs | Midas cape apparently does not turn into gold. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Circus Day - Ray Berwick - Spin & Marty Chapter 9 - The Chase (1955). See more » |
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Goldie:
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Ah, is this the great man who bellowed, "Give me gold, not advice"? King Midas: Goldie, Goldie. Help me, Goldie! Take away this golden curse. Don't let me starve. Take everything. My gold, my kingdom for a hamburger sandwich! Goldie: With or without onions? King Midas: Hamburger! Just plain old hamburger! Goldie: Ha ha ha! Now thou art a wise and humble king. I will take back the golden touch in exchange for everything you possess. Toodle-oo. See more » |