Monty Citymouse invites his cousin Abner Countrymouse for a visit and shows him the ways of the big city, including traps, eating quietly, and busy traffic.
Sound
Carl Stalling-esque score that never stops screaming.
Direction
Wilfred Jackson squeezes nine minutes of pure anxiety.
Director
Wilfred Jackson
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of Disney's 'Silly Symphonies' series, this short won the 1936 Academy Award—beating out three other Disney films in the same category.
The city-as-death-trap metaphor feels increasingly prescient; some historians read it as Depression-era anxiety about urbanization and economic precarity dressed up in mouse clothes.
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