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1934 Mickey Mouse cartoon

Mickey's Steam Roller
Theatrical release poster rough draft, showing working title The Steamroller.
Directed by	David Hand
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney Marcellite Garner
Music by	Bert Lewis
Animation by	Jack Bailey Norm Ferguson Bob Kuwahara Fred Moore Bob Wickersham
Color process	Black and white, later colorized
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	June 16, 1934 (1934-06-16)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Mickey's Steam Roller is a 1934 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. In the cartoon, Mickey Mouse is the driver of a steamroller which is hijacked by his two nephews. It was directed by David Hand and features the voices of Walt Disney as Mickey and Marcellite Garner as Minnie Mouse and Mickey's nephews. It was the 67th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, and the fifth of that year.

Although this is the third animated appearance of Mickey's nephews, it is the first to show only two of them. The film is therefore considered the first identifiable and most significant animated appearance of Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, Mickey's twin nephews from the Mickey Mouse comic strip.

The film was also called The Steamroller during production, and Mickey's Steamroller upon its re-release. Disney archivist Dave Smith has also stylized the title as Mickey's Steam-Roller.

Plot

Mickey Mouse drives an anthropomorphic steamroller while a group of dogface workmen perform road maintenance. Meanwhile, Minnie Mouse appears as the nanny of a young Morty and Ferdie Fieldmouse, pushing them in a stroller and singing "Pease Porridge Hot". Mickey drives by and they wave at him. Mickey stops and gives the boys a ride with the steamroller by attaching the vehicle's tow rope to their stroller.

After this, Mickey flirts with Minnie by giving her some Sweethearts candy and tries to steal a kiss. While they are distracted, Morty and Ferdie climb onto Mickey's steamroller and drive it away. Mickey frantically runs after the nephews, but when he attempts to cut them off, he finds himself being chased instead.

The nephews go on to cause extensive damage with the steamroller. Finally they chase Mickey into a multistory hotel, destroying the entire building except for the bathtub on each floor, each with a current bather. Unhurt in the rubble, Mickey laughs as Morty and Ferdie see-saw on a board balanced on his head.

Voice cast

Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
Minnie Mouse: Marcellite Garner
Mickey's Nephews: Beatrice Hagen And Jayne Shadduck

Releases

1934 - theatrical release
1955 - The Mickey Mouse Club (TV)
1997 - Ink & Paint Club, episode 23: "The 'Other' Mice" (TV)

Home media

The short was released on December 7, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two: 1929-1935. It was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023.

Additional releases include:

2007 "Vintage Mickey" (DVD)

References

"The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
^ Smith, Dave (1996). Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Hyperion. p. 329. ISBN 0-7868-8149-6.
Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 108-109. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (3rd ed.). New York: Hyperion. p. 71. ISBN 0-7868-6336-6.
"Mickey Mouse in Black & White Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Mickey's Steam Roller at IMDb
Mickey's Steamroller at the Big Cartoon DataBase
Mickey's Steamroller at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts

Mickey Mouse in Disney animation

List of appearances in media

Mickey Mouse
short films

1920s

Steamboat Willie (1928)
The Gallopin' Gaucho (1928)
The Barn Dance (1929)
Plane Crazy (1929)
The Opry House (1929)
When the Cat's Away (1929)
The Barnyard Battle (1929)
The Plowboy (1929)
The Karnival Kid (1929)
Mickey's Follies (1929)
Mickey's Choo-Choo (1929)
The Jazz Fool (1929)
Jungle Rhythm (1929)
The Haunted House (1929)
Wild Waves (1929)

1930s

1930	Fiddlin' Around The Barnyard Concert The Cactus Kid The Fire Fighters The Shindig The Chain Gang The Gorilla Mystery The Picnic Pioneer Days
1931	The Birthday Party Traffic Troubles The Castaway The Moose Hunt The Delivery Boy Mickey Steps Out Blue Rhythm Fishin' Around The Barnyard Broadcast The Beach Party Mickey Cuts Up Mickey's Orphans
1932	The Duck Hunt The Grocery Boy The Mad Dog Barnyard Olympics Mickey's Revue Musical Farmer Mickey in Arabia Mickey's Nightmare Trader Mickey The Whoopee Party Touchdown Mickey The Wayward Canary The Klondike Kid Mickey's Good Deed
1933	Building a Building The Mad Doctor Mickey's Pal Pluto Mickey's Mellerdrammer Ye Olden Days The Mail Pilot Mickey's Mechanical Man Mickey's Gala Premier Puppy Love The Steeplechase The Pet Store Giantland
1934	Shanghaied Camping Out Playful Pluto Gulliver Mickey Mickey's Steam Roller Orphan's Benefit Mickey Plays Papa The Dognapper Two-Gun Mickey
1935	Mickey's Man Friday The Band Concert Mickey's Service Station Mickey's Kangaroo Mickey's Garden Mickey's Fire Brigade Pluto's Judgement Day On Ice
1936	Mickey's Polo Team Orphans' Picnic Mickey's Grand Opera Thru the Mirror Mickey's Rival Moving Day Alpine Climbers Mickey's Circus Mickey's Elephant
1937	The Worm Turns Magician Mickey Moose Hunters Mickey's Amateurs Hawaiian Holiday Clock Cleaners Lonesome Ghosts
1938	Boat Builders Mickey's Trailer The Whalers Mickey's Parrot Brave Little Tailor
1939	Society Dog Show Mickey's Surprise Party The Pointer

1940s

1950s

R'coon Dawg (1951)
Pluto's Party (1952)
Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952)
The Simple Things (1953)

1980s

Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)

1990s

The Prince and the Pauper (1990)
Runaway Brain (1995)

2010s

Get a Horse! (2013)

Pluto short films

Pluto's Purchase (1948)
Pueblo Pluto (1949)
Plutopia (1951)

Other short films

Parade of the Award Nominees (1932; cameo)
The Night Before Christmas (1933; cameo)
The Fox Hunt (1938; cameo)
All Together (1942; cameo)
Crazy Over Daisy (1950; cameo)
Mickey in a Minute (2022)
Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films

Theatrical	Fantasia (1940) Fun and Fancy Free (1947) Fantasia 2000 (1999)
Direct-to-video	Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed in at the House of Mouse (2001) Mickey's House of Villains (2002) Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004) Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
Documentary	Mickey: The Story of a Mouse (2022)

TV specials

Totally Minnie (1988)
Mickey's Tale of Two Witches (2021)
Mickey and Minnie Wish Upon a Christmas (2021)
Mickey Saves Christmas (2022)
Mickey and Friends Trick or Treats (2023)

TV series

The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1994)
The Mouse Factory (1972–1973)
Good Morning, Mickey! (1983–1992)
Mickey's Mouse Tracks (1992–1995)
Mickey Mouse Works (1999–2000)
- "Mickey's Mechanical House" (1999)
House of Mouse (2001–2003)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (2006–2016)
Minnie's Bow-Toons (2011–present)
Mickey Mouse (2013–2019)
- "Mumbai Madness" (2014)
Mickey Mouse Mixed-Up Adventures (2017–2021)
The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse (2020–2023)
Mickey Mouse Funhouse (2021–present)
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+ (2025)

Film cameos

Minnie Mouse in Disney animation

Short films