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5.0 out of 5 stars Features Rare Original Prints, September 26, 2011

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This review is from: Cartoon Classics Limited Gold Edition, Mickey (VHS Tape)

This is a nice compilation of cartoons throughout Mickey's theatrical career.
Steamboat Willie (1928), Mickey's Grand Opera (1936), The Worm Turns (1937), Mickey's Parrot (1938), Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip (1940), Symphony Hour (1942), The Simple Things (1953).

Even though all of these have been restored on the Disney Treasures within the last decade, there are a few cartoons on this tape that have their original titles that do not appear on the treasures: Mickey's Parrot, Mr. Mouse Takes A Trip, and Symphony Hour.
Most of Disney's reissues of their cartoons from the RKO era didn't drastically alter the credits when they were reissued under Buena Vista (only the reference to RKO obviously had to be removed). But Symphony Hour had a different title card when reissued. The original has a silhouette of Mickey conducting the orchestra.
Some older VHS releases have these original openings intact, where they are not on the treasures. Either Disney forgot they had them or decided that the reissue prints were in better shape than the originals. Even though there's not too much general difference in title credits, it's still nice to view them the way they were first distributed. So I still recommend this and some of the earlier Disney Cartoon Classics VHS for those interested in original titles or for comparison with the treasures.

(minor note: The print of Steamboat Willie removes a short scene of Mickey using a mother pigs teats as an instrument.)