Alice’s Day at Sea (1924)

Alice’s Day at Sea (1924) was released on March 1, 1924. The first Alice Comedy produced at the new Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio. Distributed by M.J. Winkler Productions. Partially remade in January of 1925 with new and revised animation by Rollin Hamilton, Ub Iwerks and Thurston Harper.

Alice’s (Virginia Davis) dog (Peggy the German shepherd) drives Alice to the beach. There Alice meets an old sailer who tells her a story about the time his ship sank. Alice falls asleep in a boat on the beach and dreams she is sailing in a ship that sinks. At the bottom of the sea there is a fish band playing music, a cat fish and her children, animals from King Nep’s Zoo and a police fish directing fish traffic. Alice is chased by a large fish and an octopus before waking back up in the little boat she fell asleep in.

Cast and Crew: Director: Walt Disney. Producer: Walt Disney (uncredited). Writer: Walt Disney (uncredited).  Visual Effects: George Lowerre (Cameraman, uncredited). Camera and Electrical Department: Roy O. Disney (Camera Operator: live-action scenes, uncredited). Animation Department: Walt Disney (Animator, uncredited). Cast: Virginia Davis (Alice), Peggy the German shepherd (dog).

Technical Specifications: Running Time: 11:20. Animation Type: Combination live-action and standard animation. Sound Mix: Silent. Color: Black and White. Aspect Ratio: 1.33 : 1. Negative Format: 35mm. Printed Film Format: 35mm. Cinematographic Process: Spherical.

Sources

Alice’s Day at Sea (Short 1924) ⭐ 5.4 | Animation, short, comedy. (1924, March 1). IMDb. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0014662/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

Merritt, R., & Kaufman, J.B. (2000). Walt in wonderland: The silent films of Walt Disney. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Vagnini, S., & Smith, D. (2023). Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Disney Editions Deluxe. 

Updated May 29, 2024.