Best 30 Animation Movies Must-See Released in 1930

A rotund bandleader leads a series of theatrical sketches, dance numbers, special effects, and animated segments. Look into King of Jazz / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey Mouse escapes from prison. Find out about The Chain Gang / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey comes onstage to the applause of an unseen audience and plays various classical tunes on the violin, after some minor mishaps. During a sad song, he is overcome with emotion and has to stop. Check out Fiddling Around / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey and his ragtag crew of firefighters have to save a burning building and Minnie. Look into The Fire Fighters / IMDB / YouTube

A gorilla has escaped; Mickey, panicked, calls Minnie, but she plays a song to show she is not afraid. That is, until the gorilla comes up behind her and grabs her. Mickey rushes right over to save her. Look into The Gorilla Mystery / IMDB / YouTube

Conductor Mickey Mouse and his animal friends put on a concert. See more about The Barnyard Concert / IMDB / YouTube

Mickey and Minnie are on a wagon train; they camp for the night, unaware that Indians have spotted them and are doing a war dance. The attack comes, and Minnie is captured. More about Pioneer Days / IMDB / YouTube

Betty Boop (with dog's ears) is entertainer in a restaurant for dogs; a waiter joins the floor show to the neglect of patrons. Details on Dizzy Dishes / IMDB / YouTube

A spider sneaks in to a toy store and sees the toys come to life as he plays a tune on the toy piano and record player. See more about Midnight in a Toy Shop / IMDB / YouTube

Another barn dance. Minnie plays piano; Mickey plays fiddle, then percussion, then harmonica. Mickey dances with the huge Patricia Pig. Explore The Shindig / IMDB / YouTube

In the last of the Silly Symphonies season cycle, bears hibernate (or try to), raccoons sneeze, moose swim, and pretty much everyone ice skates. Everyone gathers around the groundhog to see what happens. Info on Winter / IMDB / YouTube

Bosko has a grand time on the farm, dancing with a cow, playing a horse's tail like a violin and getting drunk with three pigs. Check out The Booze Hangs High / IMDB / YouTube

Betty Boop (with dog's ears) can't sleep on a scary night, so she sings the title song and meets the gentleman in question... a surreal version of Bimbo. Info on Mysterious Mose / IMDB / YouTube

Flip the Frog is the featured performer at an outdoor nightclub in the forest. His dancing and piano-playing please the crowd of critters. Details on Fiddlesticks / IMDB / YouTube

Sailor Bimbo (as Barnacle Bill) jumps ship with his little black book and visits his lady friend, Betty Boop (with dog's ears). Find out about Barnacle Bill / IMDB / YouTube

Felix the Cat and his two nephews try to have a picnic, but a thunderstorm and a thieving rabbit prevent them. Look into April Maze / IMDB / YouTube

The Phantom of a cheap opera house helps an aspiring singer by putting a phonograph machine down her skirt. When she spurns him for Oswald the Rabbit, the Phantom takes his revenge. Find out about Spooks / IMDB / YouTube

A dog ringmaster woos away the mouse bareback rider from the mouse clown. Details on Circus Capers / IMDB / YouTube

Waffles the Cat and Don Dog find themselves at the mercy of animate skeletons inside an Egyptian tomb. Get info on Gypped in Egypt / IMDB / YouTube