tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post582267090959558030..comments2023-11-03T09:20:52.837-04:00Comments on Disney Film Project: The Steeple ChaseRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05126059549015204825noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4364805792882783170.post-85099934548305704292009-11-11T15:24:41.897-05:002009-11-11T15:24:41.897-05:00Yeah, this is a decent Mickey short, but not one o...Yeah, this is a decent Mickey short, but not one of the best. I wonder if you saw an edited version of the cartoon because the Colonel is seen a couple of times watching the race with Minnie. First he sees Mickey riding the pantomime horse and exclaims "It's Thunderbolt!" (he must be blind as well as deaf!) then we see him witness Mickey win the race – he's so excited he jumps out his wheel chair and blows his ear trumpet in celebration.<br /><br />If you look out in the backgrounds of this short you'll see some of the names of the other horses above the stable doors, one of which is called Tanglefoot. This is interesting because 1933 was the year a Mickey comic story was published about Mickey and his race horse Tanglefoot: <br /><br />http://users.cwnet.com/xephyr/rich/dzone/hoozoo/tanglefoot.html<br /><br />It's possible that this cartoon was originally going to be about Tanglefoot too, but the story changed during the development of this cartoon. I can only speculate on this, but I think Tanglefoot does make a cameo in this cartoon – when the horses are entering in a line he's the second one (following behind the black one, he's got spots and a short mane).Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17701967442508380462noreply@blogger.com