Bone Trouble

1940 American film

June 28, 1940 (1940-06-28)

Running time

8:44CountryUnited States

Bone Trouble is a 1940 animated short produced by Walt Disney, and directed by Jack Kinney.^[1] It stars Pluto and Butch the Bulldog, in the latter's first appearance.^[2]

Plot

The short begins with Pluto waking up in his dog house. Pluto is hungry, but the birds have eaten his dish. He hears snoring over the nextdoor fence. Butch the Bulldog, who is sleeping nearby, has a bone which Pluto attempts to steal without awakening him. Pluto has to sneak past trees and tires to reach to the bone. After a couple of attempts, he successfully steals it. Before Pluto can enjoy the bone, an angry Butch shows up, having awoken some time before. A surprised Pluto takes the bone and Butch chases him.

Butch chases Pluto through town and into a deserted carnival. The chase continues when they passed by posters of a fat man and a belly dancer. They go through the Tunnel of Love ride where Pluto reverses the chase. Butch loses sight of Pluto when Pluto goes into a hall of mirrors. The mirrors cause Pluto to transform into various animals. Pluto has fun with the mirrors until he sees Butch again. Pluto takes advantage of one set of mirrors to successfully scare Butch off. He winks at his reflections and goes off with the bone.

Production

The story was written by Carl Barks, who was soon to become a prolific and popular Disney comics artist and writer. This story partly inspired Barks' first Disney comics story, Pluto Saves the Ship, in 1942.^[3]

Cast

Lee Millar as Pluto
Clarence Nash as Butch

Releases

1940 – theatrical release

Home media

The short was released on December 7, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto: 1930–1947.^[4] It was released to Disney+ between September 5 and 8, 2023.^[5]

Additional releases include:

2002 – Old Yeller DVD

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 120–121. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
^ "Bone Trouble (1940) – Pluto Theatrical Cartoon Series". The Big Cartoon DataBase. Retrieved September 8, 2022.^{[dead link]}
^ Andrae, Thomas (2006). Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book: Unmasking the Myth of Modernity. University Press of Mississippi. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-57806-858-6.
^ "The Complete Pluto Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Archived from the original on March 21, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
^ The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links

Bone Trouble at IMDb
Trouble/ Bone Trouble at Letterboxd

Pluto the Pup in animation

Mickey Mouse
short films

1930s	The Chain Gang (1930; prototype) The Picnic (1930) The Moose Hunt (1931) The Delivery Boy (1931) Mickey Steps Out (1931) Fishin' Around (1931) The Barnyard Broadcast (1931) The Beach Party (1931) Mickey Cuts Up (1931) Mickey's Orphans (1931) The Duck Hunt (1932) The Grocery Boy (1932) The Mad Dog (1932) Mickey's Revue (1932) Musical Farmer (1932) Mickey's Nightmare (1932) Trader Mickey (1932) Touchdown Mickey (1932) The Wayward Canary (1932) The Klondike Kid (1932) Mickey's Good Deed (1932) Building a Building (1933) The Mad Doctor (1933) Mickey's Pal Pluto (1933) Mickey's Gala Premier (1933) Puppy Love (1933) Playful Pluto (1934) Gulliver Mickey (1934) Mickey Plays Papa (1934) Mickey's Kangaroo (1935) Mickey's Garden (1935) Pluto's Judgement Day (1935) On Ice (1935) Mickey's Polo Team (1936; cameo) Mickey's Grand Opera (1936) Alpine Climbers (1936) Donald and Pluto (1936) Mickey's Elephant (1936) The Worm Turns (1937) Hawaiian Holiday (1937) Mickey's Parrot (1938) Society Dog Show (1939) Mickey's Surprise Party (1939) The Pointer (1939)
1940s	Pluto's Dream House (1940) Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940) A Gentleman's Gentleman (1941) Canine Caddy (1941) Lend a Paw (1941) Pluto and the Armadillo (1943) Squatter's Rights (1946) Mickey's Delayed Date (1947) Mickey Down Under (1948) Mickey and the Seal (1948)
1950s	R'coon Dawg (1951) Pluto's Party (1952) Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952) The Simple Things (1953)
1990s	The Prince and the Pauper (1990) Runaway Brain (1995)

Silly Symphony
short films

Just Dogs (1932)
Mother Pluto (1936)

Pluto short films

1930s	Pluto's Quin-puplets (1937)
1940s	Bone Trouble (1940) Pantry Pirate (1940) Pluto's Playmate (1941) Pluto Junior (1941) The Army Mascot (1942) The Sleepwalker (1942) T-Bone for Two (1942) Pluto at the Zoo (1942) Private Pluto (1943) Springtime for Pluto (1944) First Aiders (1944) Dog Watch (1945) Canine Casanova (1945) The Legend of Coyote Rock (1945) Canine Patrol (1945) Pluto's Kid Brother (1946) In Dutch (1946) The Purloined Pup (1946) Pluto's Housewarming (1947) Rescue Dog (1947) Mail Dog (1947) Pluto's Blue Note (1947) Bone Bandit (1948) Pluto's Purchase (1948) Cat Nap Pluto (1948) Pluto's Fledgling (1948) Pueblo Pluto (1949) Pluto's Surprise Package (1949) Pluto's Sweater (1949) Bubble Bee (1949) Sheep Dog (1949)
1950s	Pluto's Heart Throb (1950) Pluto and the Gopher (1950) Wonder Dog (1950) Primitive Pluto (1950) Puss Cafe (1950) Pests of the West (1950) Food for Feudin' (1950) Camp Dog (1950) Cold Storage (1951) Plutopia (1951) Cold Turkey (1951)