Mickey's Delayed Date

Mickey's Delayed Date
Directed by	Charles Nichols
Story by	Art Scott
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Walt Disney Ruth Clifford Pinto Colvig
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Jerry Hathcock George Kreisl George Nicholas Jack Boyd Max Cox
Layouts by	Karl Karpé
Backgrounds by	Art Landy
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	October 3, 1947 (1947-10-03)[1]
Running time	6 minutes 53 seconds (one reel)
Country	United States
Language	English

Mickey's Delayed Date is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was distributed by RKO Radio Pictures. It was released on October 3, 1947. The film was directed by Charles Nichols and was animated by Jerry Hathcock, George Kreisl, George Nicholas, Harry Holt, Bob Youngquist, Marvin Woodward, and Max Cox with effects animation by Jack Boyd and Andy Engman.^[2] It was the 120th short in the Mickey Mouse film series to be released, and the only one produced that year.^[3]

It was the last Mickey Mouse cartoon featuring Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse.

Voice cast

• Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
• Minnie Mouse: Ruth Clifford
• Pluto: Pinto Colvig

Releases

• 1947 – theatrical release
• 1978 – "Mickey Mouse Jubilee Show" (TV)
• c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #20 (TV)
• c. 1992 – Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #75 (TV)
• 2010 – Have a Laugh!, episode #9 (TV)

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two: 1939-Today.^[4]

Additional releases include:

• 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Minnie" (VHS)
• 1995 – "Love Tales" (VHS)
• 2004 – "Mickey and Minnie's Sweetheart Stories" (DVD)
• 2006 – "Classic Cartoons Favorites: Best Pals - Mickey and Minnie" (DVD)
• 2011 – "Have a Laugh! Volume Three" (DVD)

References

1. Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
2. "Mickey's Delayed Date Archived 2013-01-18 at Archive.today". www.bcdb.com
3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 107–109. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
4. "Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 19 February 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

• Mickey's Delayed Date at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Mickey's Delayed Date on IMDb