Trader Mickey
| Trader Mickey | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David Hand |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Bert Lewis |
| Color process | Black & White |
Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
Release date | August 20, 1932 |
Running time | 7:09 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
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Trader Mickey is a 1932 animated cartoon in the Mickey Mouse film series, produced by Walt Disney Productions.[1]
Plot
While Mickey and Pluto were exploring the depths of Africa encounter a native tribe and are held captive at their village. After Mickey starts to play an instrument while being cooked alive, the entire tribe joins in their musical performance, accepting Mickey into their community.
Censorship
In this cartoon, the tribal villagers are exaggerated caricatures of African-American people. During this time period, it was commonplace for all types of films to have gags/jokes making fun of African-Americans in the United States thru blackface.[2] Today, films such as these are condemned and stop being showed in all sorts of media, even for private use, only ever being released on DVD in Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black & White, Volume 2 in 2004.
References
- ↑ "Trader Mickey (film)". Archived from the original on 09/05/2026. Retrieved 14/07/2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help); Check date values in:|access-date=, |archive-date=(help) - ↑ "Excerpt of Leonard Maltin on From the Vault (Mickey in Black & White Volume 2)".
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