A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to chow down on a hat and she's soon seduced by a candle flame, which rapidly spreads. He...
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Directed by
| Burt Gillett | ... | (uncredited) |
| David Hand | ... | (uncredited) |
| Dick Huemer | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Walt Pfeiffer | ... | () |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Albert Hay Malotte | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Direction by
| Gustaf Tenggren | ... | (uncredited) |
Production Management
| David Hand | ... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Bob Wickersham | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Gustaf Tenggren | ... | visual development (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mickey Batchelder | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Andy Engman | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Givens | ... | animation checker (uncredited) |
| Winfield Hoskins | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Isadore Klein | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ed Love | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| John McManus | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Archie Robin | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Milt Schaffer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Louie Schmitt | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Gustaf Tenggren | ... | background artist (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
| Don Williams | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kinografen (1938) (Norway) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1938) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures
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A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to chow down on a hat and she's soon seduced by a candle flame, which rapidly spreads. He notices her trapped in a spider web with the fire attacking and makes some attempts to save her, but pours benzene on the fire by mistake. The rest of the moths are summoned, and they fight the fire with water-filled bagpipes, an air drop with a water-filled funnel, etc., while our hero works to free his lady from the spider web.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | Added Attraction: Walt Disney's "Moth and the Flame" (print ad - Lubbock Morning Avalance - Arcadia Theatre - Lubbock, Texas, Dec. 21, 1939) See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Most of the time, the flame is a caricature of a Latin lover. But for a few seconds at one time, it takes on the caricatured appearance of Walt Disney. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Fun With Music Day : The Sound Effects Department (1956). See more » |