Encyclopedia Entry: Pluto's Heart Throb (1950)

Pluto's Heart Throb, a Walt Disney Pluto cartoon short, was released on January 6, 1950. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Pluto and Butch the Bulldog are competing for the love of Dinah the Dachshund. Pluto earns her admiration after he rescues her from a swimming pool.

The short was released on December 16, 2009, Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto, Volume 2. 

Cast and Crew

Director: Charles Nichols. Writer: Roy Williams. Producer: Walt Disney. Animator(s): Jack Boyd (Effects Animation, uncredited), Phil Duncan (Animator), Hugh Fraser (Animator), Karl Karpe (Background Artist), George Kreisler (Animator), Art Landy (Layout Artist), George Nicholas (Animator). Cast: James MacDonald (Pluto/Butch/Dinah voices, uncredited). Music: Oliver Wallace. Sound Department: George Lowerre.

Technical Specifications

Runtime: 6:50 minutes. Animation Type: Standard Animation. Sound Mix: RCA Sound Recording. Color: Color (Technicolor). Aspect Ratio: 1.37:1

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