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Lot 248

A pair of vintage 16mm films of Walt Disney's early Alice comedies

14 May 2019, 13:00 PDT
Los Angeles

US$1,200 - US$1,800

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A pair of vintage 16mm films of Walt Disney's early Alice comedies

Walt Disney Studios. Comprising a 16mm reel of Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925) and a 16mm reel of Alice's Balloon Race (1926), housed together in a silver metal film canister with an Eastman Kodak partial label affixed to the top and a mail label affixed to the bottom. Walt Disney's genius was evident in the 1920s when he created the "Alice Comedies," a series of shorts in which a live-action girl (played by various young actresses throughout its run) interacts with animated characters, most notably her cat, Julius, in an animated setting. Disney's longtime partner, Ub Iwerks (with whom he co-created Mickey Mouse), was one of the animators on the films, and Disney both directed and produced the 57 shorts in the series. Alice Solves the Puzzle is notable for the first appearance of Pete (also known as Peg-Leg Pete and who is called Bootleg Pete in this short), who became the longest recurring character in Disney history. In Alice's Balloon Race, Alice and Julius find themselves battling lightning storms and bad guys as they launch a hot air balloon. The last of the Alice series of shorts was released on August 22, 1927.
Canister diameter: 14.25 in.; each reel diameter: 10 in.

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