This is an early Mickey Mouse cartoon produced by the Disney studio. There will be spoilers ahead:
This is a very interesting Disney short. Mickey is a jockey who has to win the race or "he'll break the Colonel's heart". First problem: his horse has gotten drunk and is in no shape to race. What does Mickey decide to do? He decides to cheat and dress the two stable hands caring for the horse up in a horse costume.
The second problem arises, in that these two don't really act like a real horse or look like one much either. But it seems as though everyone watching the race is either blind or stupid, so they don't notice anything peculiar at all.
The third problem and the best part of the short are the bees which get disturbed in their hive and choose to focus solely on our hero's "horse", even though every other horse on the track disturbs the hive as well. The bees steal the short, with the best animation and gags occurring in this section.
Given that this is a Mickey Mouse short, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. Our hero saves the day by cheating, succeeds in fooling everyone with his ersatz horse and covers himself in a tainted glory.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume two. The set is worth getting.
This is a very interesting Disney short. Mickey is a jockey who has to win the race or "he'll break the Colonel's heart". First problem: his horse has gotten drunk and is in no shape to race. What does Mickey decide to do? He decides to cheat and dress the two stable hands caring for the horse up in a horse costume.
The second problem arises, in that these two don't really act like a real horse or look like one much either. But it seems as though everyone watching the race is either blind or stupid, so they don't notice anything peculiar at all.
The third problem and the best part of the short are the bees which get disturbed in their hive and choose to focus solely on our hero's "horse", even though every other horse on the track disturbs the hive as well. The bees steal the short, with the best animation and gags occurring in this section.
Given that this is a Mickey Mouse short, the outcome is a foregone conclusion. Our hero saves the day by cheating, succeeds in fooling everyone with his ersatz horse and covers himself in a tainted glory.
This short is available on the Disney Treasures Mickey Mouse In Black and White, Volume two. The set is worth getting.