The Simple Things (1953)
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- Approved
- 7min
- Animation, Short
- 18 Apr 1953 (USA)
- Short
While Mickey fishes at the beach, Pluto has bad encounters with a clam and then a seagull that also steals Mickey's bait and fish. The pair are eventually chased away by all the gull's friends.
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Cast
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Seagull (voice)
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| Pinto Colvig | ... |
Pluto (uncredited) (voice)
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James MacDonald | ... |
Mickey Mouse / Pluto / Seagull (uncredited)
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Clarke Mallery | ... |
Clam (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Charles Nichols | ||
Written by
| Bill Berg | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Paul J. Smith | ... | (as Paul Smith) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Dan MacManus | ... | effects animator |
Animation Department
| Norman Ferguson | ... | animator |
| Fred Moore | ... | animator |
| Lance Nolley | ... | layout artist |
| Ed Starr | ... | background artist |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | animator |
| Edward Hansen | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Charles Nichols | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Bee Selck | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1953) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Pictures
- Disney+ (2019) (United States) (video)
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Storyline
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Mickey and Pluto go fishing. Pluto has a run-in with a clam, who eventually lodges in Pluto's mouth; Mickey thinks the clam is Pluto's tongue and can't understand why Pluto keeps begging for more food. After they get rid of the clam, Mickey's attempts to use his minnows as bait are thwarted by a hungry seagull; he brings his friends, and they chase our heroes away.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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| Taglines | Mickey and Pluto go fishing at the beach. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Last Mickey Mouse cartoon that Walt Disney worked on. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Pluto's Day (1956). See more » |