King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.
Sound
Billy Bletcher's theatrical Midas screams are pure vaudeville.
Director
Walt Disney
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released in 1935, this short channels Depression-era fears about money you can't spend and wealth that isolates.
Toby Wing, who voiced the bird, was a famous Goldwyn Girl — Walt Disney personally recruited her for this cameo.
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