Wonderland (1931 film)

1931 film

Wonderland

Directed by| Walter Lantz
Bill Nolan
Starring| Shirley Reed[1]
Music by| James Dietrich
Animation by| Manuel Moreno
Ray Abrams
Fred Avery
Lester Kline
Vet Anderson
Pinto Colvig
Color process| Black and white

Production
company

Walter Lantz Productions

Distributed by| Universal Pictures

Release date

* October 26, 1931 (1931-10-26)

Running time

| 6:49
Language| English

Wonderland is a 1931 short animated film by Walter Lantz Productions and part of a long-running short film series featuring Oswald the Lucky Rabbit.[2] Contrary to its title, the film is not an adaptation of Alice in Wonderland but that of Jack and the Beanstalk.

## Plot

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Oswald lives in a house with his grandmother. Although they have a low income, they don't feel so down. One day the landlord pays them a visit. The landlord tells them they have been unable to pay rent to the house in a timely manner, and therefore they need to move out in a few hours. While the grandmother is saddened by this, Oswald offers her hope as he intends to sell their cow.

Oswald heads to the outdoors, where he sells the cow to a wizard. In exchange, the wizard offers a sack of beans. Nevertheless, Oswald is pleased of what he got as he happily rushes back towards the house. On the way, he stumbles, and the beans in the bag drop into a hole in the ground. In no time the beans grow into a huge stalk that stretches toward the sky. One of the stalk's stems catches Oswald, and carries him upward.

When the stalk reaches its peak, Oswald is surprised to see a large castle in the clouds. Intrigued by the castle's presence, Oswald enters a window to explore the building. Upon going inside, Oswald finds an anthropomorphic doll tied onto a clock's pendulum. Oswald comes to and frees her. As gratitude, the doll tells him there is a hen that lays golden eggs.

Oswald and the doll reach a room where the special hen is located. When the doll asks for an egg, the hen is considerate to lay one. When Oswald himself asks, the hen, for some reason, refuses. The hen goes to make some noise which wakes up a giant bull. When the bull pursues them, Oswald and the doll have no choice but to leave. After exiting the castle, they climb down the stalk. The giant bull follows them in the same way.

Back on the ground, Oswald's grandmother is outdoors in another meeting with the landlord who comes to signal her family's move. When the grandmother spots Oswald coming down the stalk, the ruthless landlord goes on the cut down the tall plant with an ax, but in doing so, the landlord ends up smashed under the giant bull who is unconscious. Oswald and the doll make it safely to the ground and celebrate.

## Home media

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The cartoon is available in the Attack of the 30s Characters film collection.[3]

## References

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1. ^ Scott, Keith (2022). Cartoon Voices from the Golden Age, 1930-70. BearManor Media. p. 194\. ISBN 979-8-88771-010-5.
2. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 115–116\. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.
3. ^ "The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia: 1931". The Walter Lantz Cartune Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 23, 2011.

## External links

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* Wonderland at IMDb
* Wonderland at the Big Cartoon Database

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Jack and the Beanstalk|

| Film|

* Jack and the Beanstalk (1902)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1952)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (2009)
* Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
* Puss in Boots (2011)
* Into the Woods (2014)

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Cartoons|

* Wonderland (1931)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1931)
* Giantland (1933)
* Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (1943)
* Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
* Woody the Giant Killer (1947)
* Beanstalk Bunny (1955)
* Tweety and the Beanstalk (1957)
* Woody and the Beanstalk (1966)
* Jack and the Beanstalk (1974)
* Donald and the Beanstalk (2006)
* Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure (2013)

Television|

* Jack and the Beanstalk (1967)
* "Beanstalks and Bad Eggs" (1997 episode)
* Jack and the Beanstalk: The Real Story (2001 miniseries)
* Once Upon a Time
* "Tallahassee" (2012)
* "Tiny" (2013)

Video games|

* Jumpin' Kid: Jack to Mame no Ki Monogatari
* The Simpsons: Bart & the Beanstalk
* Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk
* Tiny Toon Adventures: The Great Beanstalk

Related|

* Fee-fi-fo-fum
* A Gander at Mother Goose
* Fun and Fancy Free
* Into the Woods
* The Stinky Cheese Man and Other Fairly Stupid Tales
* Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
* Revolting Rhymes
* Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
* Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, and Phooey

Jack the Giant Killer|

| Characters|

* Blunderbore
* Cormoran
* Thunderdell

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Film|

* Jack the Giant Killer (1962)
* Jack the Giant Slayer (2013)
* Jack the Giant Killer (2013)

Novel|

* Jack, the Giant Killer

Video games|

* Jack the Giantkiller

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Oswald the Lucky Rabbit cartoons

The Disney years|

* Trolley Troubles
* Oh Teacher
* The Mechanical Cow
* All Wet
* The Ocean Hop
* Great Guns!
* Empty Socks
* Africa Before Dark
* Bright Lights
* Hungry Hobos
* Oh What a Knight
* Poor Papa
* The Fox Chase
* Tall Timber
* Sleigh Bells

The Winkler years|

* Fiery Firemen
* Yanky Clippers
* Sick Cylinders
* Alpine Antics
* Jungle Jingles
* Weary Willies

The Lantz/Universal years|

* Race Riot
* Oil's Well
* Permanent Wave
* Hurdy Gurdy
* Kounty Fair
* Chilly Con Carmen
* Broadway Folly
* Not So Quiet
* Spooks
* Henpecked
* The Navy
* Mexico
* Africa
* Mars
* The Shipwreck
* The Fireman
* Country School
* The Bandmaster
* The Stone Age
* Radio Rhythm
* The Hunter
* Wonderland
* The Hare Mail
* The Clown
* Grandma's Pet
* Mechanical Man
* Wins Out
* Making Good
* The Winged Horse
* A Wet Knight
* The Busy Barber
* Carnival Capers
* Wild and Woolly
* Teacher's Pests
* The Plumber
* The Shriek
* Going to Blazes
* Ham and Eggs
* Confidence
* Five and Dime
* The Merry Old Soul
* Parking Space
* The Candy House
* The County Fair
* The Toy Shoppe
* The Ginger Bread Boy
* Wax Works
* Chris Columbus, Jr.
* Ye Happy Pilgrims
* Sky Larks
* Springtime Serenade
* The Quail Hunt
* Beach Combers
* Puppet Show
* Lovesick
* The Egg Cracker Suite

Other appearances|

* The Woody Woodpecker Polka
* Get a Horse!
* Once Upon a Studio
* Oswald the Lucky Rabbit

Characters|

* Oswald the Lucky Rabbit
* Peg Leg Pete
* Bessie

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