The Pointer

The Pointer
Directed by	Clyde Geronimi
Produced by	Walt Disney
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	July 21, 1939 (1939-07-21) [1]
Running time	9 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Pointer is a 1939 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was released by RKO Radio Pictures on July 21, 1939. The short was directed by Clyde Geronimi and animated by Fred Moore, Frank Thomas, Lynn Karp, Seamus Culhane, Ollie Johnston, Preston Blair, Lester Norvi, John Lounsbery, Claude Smitha, Art Palmer, and Josh Meador.

Voice cast

• Mickey Mouse: Walt Disney
• Pluto: Lee Millar

Releases

• 1939 – Theatrical release
• 1954 – Disneyland, episode #1.1: "The Disneyland Story" (TV)
• 1961 – Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #8.5: "The Hunting Instinct" (TV)
• c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #9 (TV)
• 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.2: "Mickey's Landmarks" (TV)

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004 on Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Living Color, Volume Two: 1939-Today.^[2]

Additional releases include:

• 1983 – "Cartoon Classics: Pluto" (VHS)
• 2006 – "Funny Factory with Mickey Mouse" (DVD)
• 2011 – iTunes (digital download)

References

1. Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2018). Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Ultimate History. Cologne: Taschen. ISBN 978-3-8365-5284-4.
2. "Mickey Mouse in Living Color Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 19 February 2021.^{[permanent dead link]}

Other websites

• The Pointer at The Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts
• The Pointer at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• The Pointer on IMDb
• The Pointer at the Disney Film Project