Mickey Mouse 012 – The Jazz Fool (1929) Director: Walt Disney Studio: Walt Disney Studios Starring: Walt Disney (voice of Mickey Mouse, uncredited), Marcellite Garner (voice of Minnie Mouse, uncredited) Release Date: September 7, 1929 Runtime: 7 minutes Format: Black & White | Mono | Sound | Animated Country: United States Language: English Genres: Animation | Comedy | Musical | Short | Jazz --- Summary: Mickey Mouse tries his hand at jazz performance, turning everyday objects and animals into musical instruments. His improvisational skills lead to a chaotic yet charming musical sequence, delighting audiences with creative sound effects, slapstick humor, and synchronized animation. The short celebrates the jazz craze of the late 1920s through Mickey’s energetic antics. --- Background: The Jazz Fool is part of the early Mickey Mouse sound cartoons, produced during Disney’s experimentation with music-driven storytelling. The short reflects the studio’s interest in combining popular music trends with animation, using synchronized sound to enhance comic timing and visual gags. It exemplifies Disney’s early rubber hose animation style and clever integration of character and music. --- Trivia: The title parodies Al Jolson’s hit The Jazz Singer and reflects the jazz craze of the era. Walt Disney provided the voice of Mickey Mouse; Marcellite Garner voiced Minnie Mouse. The short features inventive use of objects as musical instruments, a hallmark of early Disney musical shorts. Public domain status has allowed wide circulation in vintage animation compilations. Demonstrates Disney’s early mastery of timing, music synchronization, and character animation. --- Hashtags: #MickeyMouse #TheJazzFool #1929Animation #WaltDisney #BlackAndWhiteCartoon #ClassicAnimation #PublicDomainCartoon #EarlySoundCartoon #AnimatedShort #VintageDisney #JazzAnimation #MusicalComedy