Autumn (1930 film)
The final Disney short animated by Ub Iwerks.
Released on February 13, 1930 by Columbia Pictures, Autumn was a Silly Symphonies Disney short. It marked Ub Iwerks' final animation for Disney and was the third seasonal entry in the series, arriving after Springtime and Summer and before Winter.
Quick Facts
- Director
- Ub Iwerks
- Producer
- Walt Disney
- Music
- Carl W. Stalling
- Studio
- Walt Disney Productions
- Distributor
- Columbia Pictures
- Released
- 13 February 1930
- Runtime
- 6:24
- Country
- United States
Facts from the source article.
Summary
The film opens with squirrels gathering nuts and corn for winter. One squirrel tries to knock a nut from a tree; after two failed attempts, it succeeds, but the nut grows legs. When the squirrel smashes it open, a caterpillar emerges and struts away. As squirrels store corn in a tree hole, two crows steal the corn while the squirrels are away, then bring it to their flock and hide it inside a scarecrow. A skunk tries to fit a pumpkin but cannot, so it destroys it in frustration. A porcupine collects apples on its quills and stores them in a log. Beavers build a dam with mud while two beavers bite a tree down musically. Ducks eat water plants; one duck gets a show stuck on its head. Wind blows, ducks migrate, beavers hide in their dam, and a stray duck is kicked out. The porcupine hides in the log; the skunk tries to join but is pricked by quills. The skunk enters a tree, scaring out the squirrels. The crows go into their scarecrow home, leaving a smaller crow outside, then one crow pulls it inside. The short ends.
Production
Work on the film began around January 1930, about one month before its release. During this period, Ub Iwerks and Carl Stalling left the Disney studio after a falling out with Walt, causing delays in nearly all Disney cartoons, including this one. The film was due on February 1 but was delivered later, and its New York opening was moved two months later. It includes classical music pieces such as "Valse Arabesque" by Theodore Lack and "Murmuring Brook" by Edouard Poldini.
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