Burt Gillett

Burt Gillett

1891-10-15 Elmira, New York, USA 92 Credits

Biography

"Served my apprenticeship in life as a newspaper reporter and cartoonist. Ten years of writing and animating in Mutt and Jeff, Inkwell, Fables and Felix the Cat. For the past two years have been helping to put the laughs and life into Mickey Mouse and Silly Symphony.” -From the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

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Mickey's House of Villains

Mickey's House of Villains

2001

Director

7.3
Directing

The villains from the popular animated Disney films are gathered at the House of Mouse with plans to take over. Soon, the villains take over the house...

Mickey's Family Album

Mickey's Family Album

1998

Director

6.2
Directing
Walt Disney Masterpieces

Walt Disney Masterpieces

1967

Director

Directing

A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kitte...

Mickey's Birthday Party

Mickey's Birthday Party

1953

Director

Directing

Disney celebrates Mickey Mouse's 25th Anniversary with a feature-length compilation of six of his all-time fan-favorite cartoons: Mickey's Birthday Pa...

Andy Panda Goes Fishing

1940

Director

8.0
Directing

Andy Panda, a pipe smoking turtle and a friendly electric eel are spending a fun afternoon together fishing. Their fun time is soon spoiled however by...

Adventures of Tom Thumb Jr.

1940

Director

6.0
Directing

Tom Thumb Jr. and his friend are cast ashore on an island where they are found by a lady who thinks Tom is a baby and puts him to sleep in a sewing ba...

The Sleeping Princess

The Sleeping Princess

1939

Director

8.0
Directing

A Princess is born in the castle, but through an accident the Destiny fairy fails to get an her invitation and is furious. She tricks the little princ...

A Haunting We Will Go

A Haunting We Will Go

1939

Director

6.2
Directing

The introduction of Lantz's little black-boy character, L'il Eight Ball, finds him going to bed in his small cabin and being visited by a baby ghost. ...

Silly Superstition

1939

Director

Directing

Lil' Eightball tries to disprove superstition, but comes into conflict with a lion, which is defeated by his tiny dog.

The Stubborn Mule

The Stubborn Mule

1939

Director

Directing

Mule is useless for Italian fruit seller, so seller gives mule to Lil' Eightball, who also cannot get the mule going.

The Birth of a Toothpick

The Birth of a Toothpick

1939

Director

Directing

Dauntless Dan’s infatuation with an tree he has named Sylvia. Dan is a hero on a fool’s crusade. He is filled with self-absorption, admiring his refle...

The Winning Ticket

The Winning Ticket

1938

Director

5.5
Directing

John Silver's ship has been repossessed; the Captain and the Kids have won $100,000 in a lottery. Silver dresses as an old lady and pretends to faint ...

Brave Little Tailor

Brave Little Tailor

1938

Director

6.9
Directing

When a giant threatens the land, the cityfolk mistake Mickey's boast of killing seven flies with one blow to be giants. He is then forced to fight the...

Moth and the Flame

Moth and the Flame

1938

Director

5.8
Directing

A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to...

Lonesome Ghosts

Lonesome Ghosts

1937

Director

6.9
Directing

On a dark and stormy night, four bored ghosts decide to have some fun by calling the Ajax Ghost Exterminators.

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

1937

Director

6.3
Directing

A compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Namely: FLOWERS A...

Toonerville Picnic

Toonerville Picnic

1936

Director

4.7
Directing

The doctor prescribes a relaxing day at the beach for Mr. Bang, who is overstressed. But the beach is anything but relaxing.

Bold King Cole

Bold King Cole

1936

Director

5.1
Directing

Felix the Cat is perched in a tree playing his guitar and serenading himself and a canary with a little ditty called "Nature and Me." It is a beautifu...

Three Little Wolves

Three Little Wolves

1936

Co-Director

6.6
Directing

Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

Neptune Nonsense

Neptune Nonsense

1936

Director

5.4
Directing

Felix is feeding his various pets: a bird, two dogs, and a goldfish. But Annabelle the goldfish is unhappy; she's lonely. Felix sets out to catch her ...

Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

Molly Moo-Cow and Robinson Crusoe

1936

Director

4.0
Directing

Molly Moo-Cow washes to shore on an island, the one occupied by Robinson Crusoe. Much of the short is Crusoe extolling the virtues of the solitary lif...

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

The Goose That Laid the Golden Egg

1936

Director

6.1
Directing

Felix is handing out relief, thanks to a goose that lays golden eggs. The evil Captain Kidd sees the goose and breaks into Felix's house to get it. He...

Toonerville Trolley

Toonerville Trolley

1936

Director

4.0
Directing

The Skipper's morning trolley run is disrupted by several forces.

Molly Moo-Cow and Rip Van Winkle

1935

Director

4.5
Directing

Despite the warnings from her conscience, Molly drinks the same brew that got poor Rip Van Winkle drunk and made him sleep for 20 years. The bizarre b...

Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

Molly Moo-Cow and the Butterflies

1935

Director

4.8
Directing

Molly rescues a bunch of butterflies after they are captured by a butterfly collector.

Molly Moo-Cow and the Indians

1935

Director

4.5
Directing

A Conestoga Wagon leads Molly Moo-Cow and some ducks through the hills. The ducks stop for a swim by a tepee and go to explore the settlement. Molly m...

Bird Scouts

Bird Scouts

1935

Director

Directing

13th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series.

Scotty Finds a Home

Scotty Finds a Home

1935

Director

6.0
Directing

A young boy finds a Scottish terrier who he tries to bring home. His mom refuses him a home, but when he saves the family from a wandering bum, it's t...

The Hunting Season

The Hunting Season

1935

Director

6.5
Directing

There is peace in the forest and among all of the animals there, including a pair of ducks who befriend Molly Moo-Cow. A pair of hunters come on the s...

The Rag Dog

The Rag Dog

1935

Director

Directing

This musical cartoon about three kittens who get into a spat with two small dogs over milk.Te technical competenceis good -- the dogs are well rotosco...

Parrotville Post Office

Parrotville Post Office

1935

Director

6.0
Directing

A mother and her two rowdy children come into the Parrotville Post Office. The postmaster is annoyed by the children at first. Later, the children com...

The Merry Kittens

The Merry Kittens

1935

Director

6.3
Directing

[Animated] short of kittens taking unfair advantage of a well meaning dog, who actually is functioning as their protector.

A Picnic Panic

A Picnic Panic

1935

Director

6.0
Directing

Three singing kettles go on a picnic.

Spinning Mice

Spinning Mice

1935

Director

6.7
Directing

A girl is sewing in her playroom when a boy sneaks in and lets loose a horde of mice into her doll house. She discovers them and is fascinated by them...

Japanese Lanterns

1935

Director

5.8
Directing

5th Cartoon in the Van Beuren Rainbow Parade Series. Retitled "Chinese Lanterns" during World War II.

Parrotville Old Folks

Parrotville Old Folks

1935

Director

6.0
Directing

Some elderly parrots are washing and cleaning up around the house, when one of them is phoned by Matron Birdkins, who invites them over to the Old Fol...

The Sunshine Makers

The Sunshine Makers

1935

Director

5.5
Directing

Happy sunshine-bottling gnomes battle gloomy swamp-dwellers.

Mickey Plays Papa

Mickey Plays Papa

1934

Director

5.7
Directing

Mickey and Pluto are reading scary stories; they go to investigate a noise and find a foundling mouse that's been left on the porch.

The Parrotville Fire Department

The Parrotville Fire Department

1934

Director

5.2
Directing

2nd Cartoon in the Rainbow Parade Series by Van Beuren.

A Little Bird Told Me

A Little Bird Told Me

1934

Director

4.9
Directing

A live-action little boy is caught stealing jam! When he asks his big sister how she knew he had done it, she answers "A little bird told me." This la...

Orphan's Benefit

Orphan's Benefit

1934

Director

6.1
Directing

Donald and Mickey put on a charity show, for some orphans.

Along Came a Duck

Along Came a Duck

1934

Director

4.7
Directing

A little boy chasing after a duck encounters a cartoon frog, who tells him the story of how he saved that duck's life.

Pastry Town Wedding

Pastry Town Wedding

1934

Director

5.2
Directing

A young couple meet in a land made of pastries. The two seem to fall in love at first sight, and arrange a "Pastry Town Wedding," conducted by small p...

Grandfather's Clock

Grandfather's Clock

1934

Director

6.0
Directing

A grandfather clock comes to life and tells two children a story (presented in animated cartoon form) about clocks going to school and playing footbal...

Gulliver Mickey

Gulliver Mickey

1934

Director

6.5
Directing

Mickey is first seen reading Gulliver's Travels while the mice orphan children are pretending to be sailors. After ruining their game Mickey tries to ...

The Big Bad Wolf

The Big Bad Wolf

1934

Director

6.5
Directing

The Big Bad Wolf torments Little Red Riding Hood and the Three Little Pigs.

Playful Pluto

Playful Pluto

1934

Director

6.3
Directing

Mickey's trying to do some yardwork, but Pluto wants to play. They end up indoors; Mickey breaks a screen, spreads flypaper, and they both get stuck.

Shanghaied

Shanghaied

1934

Director

6.6
Directing

Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish of...

Giantland

Giantland

1933

Director

6.2
Directing

Mickey's orphans ask for a story; Mickey casts himself as Jack in Jack and the Beanstalk. He starts with the climbing of the beanstalk; after evading ...

The Steeple Chase

The Steeple Chase

1933

Director

5.5
Directing

Mickey is set to ride Thunderbolt in the big race; his owner, the Colonel, has bet everything. But the stable-hands goof off and incapacitate the hors...

Mickey's Gala Premiere

Mickey's Gala Premiere

1933

Director

6.1
Directing

Mickey's film is having a premiere, and all the stars turn out at the Chinese Theatre. Among those shown: Laurel and Hardy, the Marx Brothers, Jimmy D...

Three Little Pigs

Three Little Pigs

1933

Director

6.9
Directing

The two pigs building houses of hay and sticks scoff at their brother, building the brick house. But when the wolf comes around and blows their houses...

Ye Olden Days

Ye Olden Days

1933

Director

6.3
Directing

The princess is to wed the Prince against her wishes. When she refuses, the king locks her in the tower. Minstrel Mickey sees her and rescues her, mak...

Mickey's Pal Pluto

Mickey's Pal Pluto

1933

Director

5.8
Directing

Pluto rescues a bag of kittens from the river. He feels rejected, then, as Mickey ignores him and blames him for damage the kittens do. His angel and ...

Mickey's Good Deed

Mickey's Good Deed

1932

Director, Writer

6.3
Directing Writing

Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich ...

Babes in the Woods

Babes in the Woods

1932

Director

5.9
Directing

Two Dutch children stumble on a clearing in the woods where gnomes are going about their business. The gnomes are friendly to the children. A witch co...

The Wayward Canary

The Wayward Canary

1932

Director

5.6
Directing

Mickey gives Minnie a canary for a present. Soon there are several little canaries; they get into the inkwell and fly around the house, making a mess,...

Bugs in Love

Bugs in Love

1932

Director

5.5
Directing

Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their ...

King Neptune

King Neptune

1932

Director

6.3
Directing

After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea cre...

Mickey's Nightmare

Mickey's Nightmare

1932

Director

6.0
Directing

Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightma...

Flowers and Trees

Flowers and Trees

1932

Director

6.8
Directing

A jealous stump threatens two trees that are in love by starting a forest fire. When the rain comes and puts out the fire the forest revives and celeb...

Just Dogs

Just Dogs

1932

Director

6.1
Directing

Pluto's cage-mate at the dog pound breaks out and lets all the other dogs out as well. In the park, that terrier keeps following Pluto too closely for...

The Mad Dog

The Mad Dog

1932

Director

5.4
Directing

It's bath day for Pluto; we open with him already being scrubbed. He gets out, and his tug of war with Mickey and the towel lands Mickey in the tub. T...

The Duck Hunt

The Duck Hunt

1932

Director

5.4
Directing

Mickey and Pluto go duck hunting, stopping to jam to "Columbia, Gem of the Ocean." The ducks get their own back, carrying the hunters through the air ...

Mickey's Orphans

Mickey's Orphans

1931

Director

6.0
Directing

At Christmas time, Mickey Mouse, Minnie and Pluto are beset by an enormous litter of bratty orphan cats.

Mickey Cuts Up

Mickey Cuts Up

1931

Director

5.7
Directing

Mickey and Minnie are next-door neighbors tending their yards. When Minnie is captured by a bird's song, Mickey hides in his bird-house and pretends t...

The Beach Party

The Beach Party

1931

Director

6.0
Directing

A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't chase...

The Barnyard Broadcast

The Barnyard Broadcast

1931

Director

5.9
Directing

Mickey runs radio station ICU from his barn. His friends play various musical numbers. A cat wanders in and starts yowling (which sets Pluto, who was ...

Fishin' Around

Fishin' Around

1931

Director

6.3
Directing

Mickey takes Pluto fishing in a boat on a lake, but they aren't too successful. The fish mock them, and even steal the bait can. Finally, the game war...

Blue Rhythm

Blue Rhythm

1931

Director

5.4
Directing

Mickey plays a bluesy tune on a piano on a stage. Minnie sings. Then an unseen band plays while both sing and dance. Mickey then leads the 9-piece ban...

Mickey Steps Out

Mickey Steps Out

1931

Director

5.4
Directing

Mickey heads over to see Minnie, but Pluto won't leave him alone. He gets there and watches through the window, standing on Pluto, while Minnie plays ...

The Busy Beavers

The Busy Beavers

1931

Director

6.0
Directing

A group of beavers cheerily build a dam.

The Delivery Boy

The Delivery Boy

1931

Director

5.7
Directing

Delivery boy Mickey encounters Minnie washing clothes and singing. He stops for a quick song and dance with her. Meanwhile, Pluto gets tangled up in t...

The Moose Hunt

The Moose Hunt

1931

Director

5.4
Directing

Mickey's hunting, along with a characteristically playful and distracted (and uncharacteristically talkative) Pluto. Pluto fetches a forked branch, an...

Mother Goose Melodies

Mother Goose Melodies

1931

Director

6.0
Directing

A book of nursery rhymes plays for Old King Cole.

Traffic Troubles

Traffic Troubles

1931

Director

6.2
Directing

Mickey is driving a taxi. His first fare is a very large gentleman. Mickey stops traffic and gets a tongue-lashing from the officer. The cab runs into...

Birds of a Feather

Birds of a Feather

1931

Director

5.5
Directing

Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance.

The Birthday Party

The Birthday Party

1931

Director

5.6
Directing

Mickey's friends throw him a surprise birthday party at Minnie's house. The chef brings out the cake (with 2 candles); Mickey manages to blow all the ...

Playful Pan

Playful Pan

1930

Director

6.2
Directing

The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each othe...

Pioneer Days

Pioneer Days

1930

Director

5.4
Directing

Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, a...

Winter

Winter

1930

Director

5.7
Directing

In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates. Every...

The Picnic

The Picnic

1930

Director

5.6
Directing

Summertime, and Mickey takes Minnie on a picnic. While Pluto is chasing a rabbit, and Mickey and Minnie are doing a courtship dance, every animal in t...

The Gorilla Mystery

The Gorilla Mystery

1930

Director

6.1
Directing

A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her ...

Monkey Melodies

Monkey Melodies

1930

Director

5.7
Directing

The monkeys are swinging; their song and dance routine has other jungle creatures joining in. And two monkeys in love chase and kiss. But the hungry c...

The Chain Gang

The Chain Gang

1930

Director

5.9
Directing

Mickey Mouse and several other characters are on a prison chain gang, guarded by Pegleg Pete. They break rocks for a while, then Mickey breaks out a h...

The Fire Fighters

The Fire Fighters

1930

Director

6.2
Directing

Mickey and others are firemen; they slide down an ostrich's neck when the alarm sounds. A squealing cat whose tail Mickey pulls acts as the siren. The...

The Shindig

The Shindig

1930

Director

5.3
Directing

Another barn dance. Minnie plays piano; Mickey plays fiddle, then percussion, then harmonica. Mickey dances with the huge Patricia Pig.

Arctic Antics

Arctic Antics

1930

Director

5.8
Directing

A collection of arctic animals (seals, walruses, polar bears, penguins) float by on ice floes and on shore, performing various musical numbers.

Frolicking Fish

Frolicking Fish

1930

Director

6.0
Directing

The title pretty much says it: fish and other marine life dance and frolic to various tunes. An octopus keeps spoiling the fun in various ways.

Cannibal Capers

Cannibal Capers

1930

Director

5.5
Directing

A group of cannibals gather together for a tribal dance. In the middle of their gala, they are interrupted by a ferocious lion!

El Terrible Toreador

El Terrible Toreador

1929

Animation

4.5

A barmaid, a Mexican officer and a terrible toreador form a love triangle, as they dance, skip, kiss, punch and slap to the tune of Bizet's "Carmen." ...

Wild Waves

Wild Waves

1929

Director

5.5
Directing

Mickey Mouse is a singing lifeguard. Minnie Mouse is the damsel he must rescue before she is swept out to sea.