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Bâtissons

Original title: Building a Building
  • 1933
  • Approved
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Bâtissons (1933)
AnimationComedyFamilyRomanceShort

Mickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.Mickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.Mickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.

  • Director
    • David Hand
  • Stars
    • Pinto Colvig
    • Walt Disney
    • Marcellite Garner
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    1.4K
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    • Director
      • David Hand
    • Stars
      • Pinto Colvig
      • Walt Disney
      • Marcellite Garner
    • 10User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 1 nomination total

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    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Pegleg Pete
    • (uncredited)
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    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Mickey Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Marcellite Garner
    • Minnie Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • David Hand
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    8llltdesq

    An early Mickey Mouse mini-musical

    This cartoon has the feel of an old-time melodrama in some respects and has one of the least-interesting Disney villains in Pete. The Mickey in the early cartoons is more prone to mischief and is more frenetic, bearing more resemblance to Krazy Kat than to the mouse that most know and love today. The cartoons were more slapstick early on and Mickey evolved over time. Well worth seeing, it runs on the Disney Channel when the spirit moves them. I wish the shorts would come into print in a substantial way.
    8southdavid

    Crane Fighting Stance.

    Back through the shorts on Disney Plus, in alphabetical order, and I land on "Building a Building" a 1933 Mickey Mouse short, that was nominated for an Oscar.

    Mickey Mouse (Walt Disney) is working on a construction site, when Minnie (Marcellite Garner) arrives to sell lunches. Site foreman Pete (Pinto Colvig) sees Minnie and tries to flirt with her, but she only has eyes for Mickey. The pair fight until the lunch bell chimes when Pete kidnaps Minnie using the crane.

    I liked this one a lot, the building site is a bit of a trope in cartoons and all the classic moments are here, such as blinding walking on planks of wood that fill in gaps in the building. It's set to a score, which I prefer in my Disney shorts and it's really strong animaton. I like this style a lot.

    Some of these shorts have really been hit and miss, but this was a good one.
    7planktonrules

    A decent black and white Mickey Mouse cartoon.

    BUILDING A BUILDING is a Mickey and Minnie Mouse cartoon and is one of the few Mickey cartoons to have been Oscar nominated. The earliest cartoons in the series were not eligible for the award, as it wasn't created until the 1932 Oscars--several years after the first Mickey cartoon, PLANE CRAZY (1928). And, oddly, the wonderful full-color Mickey cartoons of the mid to late 30s were ignored by the committee in favor of Silly Symponies cartoons by Disney. It's a shame as he was a great character, as were Goofy and Donald. I guess this sort of cartoon for the masses wasn't deemed artsy enough to merit nomination.

    BUILDING A BUILDING finds Mickey working at a construction site. When Minnie comes to the place selling box lunches, Mickey goes ga-ga and pays little attention to what he's doing, but being a cartoon he naturally isn't killed. A bit later, the boss, Pegleg Pete, sees Minnie and kidnaps her. So it's up to Mickey to rescue his sweetie. I liked how as Mickey fought this huge bully, Minnie didn't just stand there passively (like you see in so many films)--no wonder Mickey was in love! The cartoon has a bit more singing than usual and because of this, the humor is a bit less pronounced than a typical Mickey Mouse cartoon. Overall, it's pretty ordinary for the franchise--with the typical finely drawn animation and backgrounds as well as very charming characters.
    J. Spurlin

    Marvelously inventive film that takes full advantage of its construction-site setting for gags and thrills

    Mickey Mouse operates a steam shovel; Pegleg Pete is his foreman; Minnie Mouse sells box lunches. Mickey must save the day when Pete makes advances to Minnie.

    "Building a Building" is a marvelously inventive film that takes full advantage of its construction-site setting for gags and thrills. Heroic little Mickey is utterly sympathetic as the adversary of the brutish Pete, even though the mouse's careless work habits (he's so focused on Minnie that he accidentally throws dirt and bricks on Pete) give his boss good reason to be angry with him.

    Pete's attempts to kiss an unwilling Minnie remind us of how Mickey has changed in a few short years. In "Plane Crazy" (1928), it was Mickey trying to force himself on her. She even had to jump out of his plane to escape him.
    8OllieSuave-007

    Kind of reminds me of Donald's The Riveter.

    This cartoon kinds of reminds of of a later Disney cartoon, Donald Duck's The Riveter. Mickey tries to save Minnie in this one from Peg Leg Pete at a highrise construction site. Plenty of action, adventures and some slapstick moments. Not a bad earlier Mickey cartoon.

    Grade B

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    • Trivia
      "Building a Building" from 1933 is a remake of the 1928 Oswald The Lucky Rabbit Cartoon "Sky Scrappers".
    • Quotes

      Pegleg Pete: Hey! You blankety-blank baboon!

    • Alternate versions
      Also available in a computer colorized version.
    • Connections
      Edited into Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition II: How the Best Was Won (1985)

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    • Release date
      • January 7, 1933 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Building a Building
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      7 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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