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It also aired on The Mickey Mouse Club (season 1, episode 73) and Mickey's Mouse Tracks (season 1, episode 56). The short was released on Decemon Walt Disney Treasures: Mickey Mouse in Black and White, Volume Two: 1929-1935. Their main asset is that they're built for laughs, and people primarily go to the theatre for that purpose." Home media Carelessness and an attempt to turn 'em out too fast can undermine as fast as the novelty of sound and a couple of great ideas sent them out as pace makers. The cartoon one-reelers are riding in front at present, with a wealth of material to pick from to make it tough to offset their strength. Some of the cartoons are mimicking the voices of the figures in certain spots, a mistake, as it rudely interrupts any illusion the drawings may have previously invoked.
Most of the action attempts to keep the rhythm of the synchronized score, but the resultant gag maneuvers not being overly strong. It's one of the Mickey Mouse series, unwinding the usual antics of the cartoonist's imagination. Doesn't rank with the best of the recent crop, but will fit any program. Variety (January 22, 1930): "Fast-moving comedy cartoon, which isn't on long enough to bore many, no matter if it isn't always laugh provoking. Then, to take her mind off the narrow escape he struts his musical stuff to great advantage." There are plenty of laughs when he sets out to save the fair maiden, being tossed about plenty by the wild waves. Mickey Mouse plays the role of lifeguard in this clever Walt Disney sound cartoon. Motion Picture News (January 11, 1930): "Funny and Entertaining. The Film Daily (January 5, 1930): "Mickey Mouse is at his best as a life saver in this Walt Disney cartoon, which is made additionally funny by the antics of singing seals, dancing penguins, baritone sea lions and other amazing creations of the moving cartoon kingdom. Newer releases of this short use the new title card with Mickey's face, followed by the title of the short. This was the last short to use the original title card, with Mickey in striped shorts looking at Minnie. The singing walrus footage was later recycled in the 1930 Silly Symphonies short Arctic Antics, and the dancing sea lions were reused in the 1931 Mickey Mouse short The Castaway. Some of the lifeguard gags in the film were recycled from an earlier Oswald the Lucky Rabbit short, All Wet (1927). Minnie's voice was performed by a woman who worked in Ink and Paint, Marjorie Norton (later Marjorie Ralston). Mickey's singing voice is different, and probably performed by Walt Disney or an unknown studio employee. In a 1971 interview with Funnyworld magazine, Stalling said that he voiced Mickey's speaking lines in this short, as well as the singing walrus. "Wild Waves" was composer Carl Stalling's last film with the Walt Disney Studio after this film, Stalling joined Ub Iwerks at his new studio. Wild Waves is the first Mickey Mouse short directed by Burt Gillett, who would direct more than 30 Mickey shorts over the next several years.
Minnie kisses him gratefully repeatedly on the cheek that Mickey stops her and kisses her in the lips twice and the mice hug each other. At the end of the performance, Minnie, now cheered up and happy, coos to Mickey, "My hero!" and he responds, "Oh that's nothing!" while sweeping his foot the sand. Mickey performs the final with do-dos while tapping moving his arms and everyone, including Minnie, cheer for him. A deep-voiced walrus joins in with a solo. Mickey tries to comfort her by singing and dancing, and the animals join in, leading to a lengthy sequence of penguins and sea lions dancing while Mickey plays an impromptu harp and uses sticks to bang on items making ding noises. He brings her back to the beach, and she starts to cry. Minnie cries for help, and Mickey rushes to her rescue, swimming through the waves (and mid-air) to locate her. A huge wave crashes onto the beach, dragging her out to sea. Singing " My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean", Minnie Mouse changes into a bathing costume, and walks to the edge of the beach. To his annoyance, the chair dances along. Mickey Mouse is a lifeguard, sitting on his beach chair and playing the banjo to amuse an appreciative audience of ducks, pelicans and sea lions.