| Playful Pan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Burt Gillett |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Color process | Black and white |
| Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | Columbia Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Playful Pan is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on December 27, 1930, by Columbia Pictures.
Plot
The short features the mythological god Pan playing his pan flute for the entertainment of the forest dwellers. When a lightning strike starts a forest fire, Pan leads the flames to the water, putting out the fire.
Reception
Variety (April 22, 1931) called the short an "excellent cartoon", saying: "It elicits laughs all the way and is beautifully synchronized to fit a novel idea, that of Peter Pan with his pipes, stirring animals and insects on the arrival of spring. Too much repetition in opening shots. Last three or four minutes of short devoted to a forest fire with the shooting flames represented as living characters and jumping on to everything, chasing woods inhabitants to cover. They run for Pan and he charms them with music until all jump into a pool of water where he stands. This part of short actually very funny. Longer than most cartoons, but worth the footage."
Home media
The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two.
References
- ^ Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 84–85. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
- Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (2nd ed.). Hyperion. p. 43. ISBN 978-0786863365.
- "Talking Shorts". Variety: 18. April 22, 1931. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
External links
- Playful Pan at IMDb
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- Animated films based on classical mythology
- Films directed by Burt Gillett
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Columbia Pictures animated short films
- Columbia Pictures short films
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- Films about deities
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- Pan (god)
- 1930s American films
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- 1930 animated short films
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