The Mad Doctor

"Mickey to the Rescue!"

1933 0h 7m EN

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 92

AnimationComedyHorror

Synopsis

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A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened severely by the doctor's castle and its denizens.

“Mickey to the Rescue!”

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Cast

Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
Pinto Colvig
Pluto (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Bletcher
Dr. XXX (voice) (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: David Hand
Writers: David Hand
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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93 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by David Hand, shot by David Hand. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Bert Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Walt Disney and Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Mickey to the Rescue!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0024285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

David Hand directs. David Hand behind the camera. Bert Lewis scores. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 7-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
293 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by David Hand, shot by David Hand. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bert Lewis. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Walt Disney and Pinto Colvig and Billy Bletcher carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Mickey to the Rescue!".
8IMDB entry: tt0024285 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 92 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
10Classified under 13 themes, including "skeleton", "dreams", "nightmare", "spider".