Merbabies
- Studio
- Walt Disney Studios
- Animation studio
- Harman-Ising Studios
- Distributor
- RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Synopsis
Various redheaded "merbabies" materialize out of the crashing surf and are summoned to a playground on the floor of the ocean for an underwater circus. When a whale blows them all to the surface, they disappear into the waves from which they came.
Characters
Merbabies, Whale
Credits
Directing
- Director
- Rudolf Ising, Vernon Stallings
Producing
- Producer
- Walt Disney
Music
- Music
- Scott Bradley
Production notes
The salt water sequel to "Water Babies" (1935).
Due to Disney's high volume of cartoon production, the studio got a little ahead of itself. Disney contracted out the production of three Silly Symphonies shorts- Merbabies, Pipe Dreams, and The Little Bantamweight- to Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Of the three, Disney only kept one (Merbabies), with the other two being sold to MGM, who released them as Happy Harmonies cartoons.
This was one of the only Disney shorts to be farmed out to another studio. It was produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising's new Harman-Ising studio when the workload at Walt Disney Studios became too great.
Due to Disney's high volume of cartoon production, the studio got a little ahead of itself. Disney contracted out the production of three Silly Symphonies shorts- Merbabies, Pipe Dreams, and The Little Bantamweight- to Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Of the three, Disney only kept one (Merbabies), with the other two being sold to MGM, who released them as Happy Harmonies cartoons.
This was one of the only Disney shorts to be farmed out to another studio. It was produced by Hugh Harman and Rudolph Ising's new Harman-Ising studio when the workload at Walt Disney Studios became too great.
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Reviews
Merbabies
My grandmother's family ran the first movie theater in her city (1920's) and would always talk about this cartoon and how I (with red hair) reminded her of her little merbabies. It was great to find this on your site and am happy that I saw it on youtube and will purchase it when it comes out on DVD next week. Thanks for your help!