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Cannibal Capers
Cannibal Capers
Directed by	Burt Gillett
Produced by	Walt Disney
Music by	Darrell Calker
Animation by	Les Clark; Floyd Gottfredson; Jack King; David Hand; Ben Sharpsteen; Johnny Cannon; Tom Palmer; Norm Ferguson; Wilfred Jackson
Backgrounds by	Carlos Manriquez
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	March 13, 1930;
Running time	5:56
Country	United States
Language	English

Cannibal Capers is a Silly Symphonies animated Disney short film. It was released on March 13, 1930.^[1]

Plot

The film begins with a group of cannibals gathering together for a tribal dance. The dance is later interrupted by a fierce lion who engages in a silly chase with one of the cannibals. The film ends with all of the cannibals surrounding the hysterical lion.^[2]

Reception

The Film Daily (July 13, 1930): "One of Walt Disney's best Silly Symphonies to date. After the little band of cannibals have disported awhile in highly amusing fashion, a ferocious lion turns up and the whole gang takes to its heels. The cannibals' intended victim, however, jumps out of the boiling pot and gives the lion the run-around, winding up by getting hold of the lion's false teeth and using them to scare the jungle beast out of his skin."^[3]

Billboard (July 19, 1930): "Plenty of laughs to this animated cartoon of the Walt Disney Silly Symphony series. The conveying of numerous byplays sparkling with originality and cleverness, is a big factor in mirth producing, tho there's no overlooking the skillful animation... Strongest risibility tickler is the battle between a lion and the cannibals. Lion first chases the black-skin around, but the worm turns and the fellow has the battle won. Book this to give your audience laughs."^[4]

Home media

The short was released on December 19, 2006, on Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies, Volume Two^[1] in the "From the Vault" section, because of the depiction of African natives (due to the fact that the film was targeting adult audiences).^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Merritt, Russell; Kaufman, J. B. (2016). Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies: A Companion to the Classic Cartoon Series (2nd ed.). Glendale, CA: Disney Editions. pp. 70–71. ISBN 978-1-4847-5132-9.
^ "Disney Shorts: 1930: Cannibal Capers". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. Archived from the original on February 22, 2013. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
^ "Latest Reviews of New Sound Shorts". The Film Daily: 12. July 13, 1930. Retrieved February 23, 2020.
^ Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 89. ISBN 978-0810832503.
^ Figueiredo, Rodney. "Walt Disney Treasures: More Silly Symphonies". Animated Views. Archived from the original on July 14, 2019. Retrieved July 14, 2019.