Lion Around (1950)

 Lion Around Review

Lion Around is a 1950 animated short film produced by Disney. It’s delightful.

Huey, Dewey and Louie dress up as mountain lions to scare Donald. Donald is upset after discovering them, but when a real lion appears, Donald thinks it’s another prank by his nephews again. This is a setup that we’ve definitely seen before, but it’s such a good formula that it always works if they execute it well, which they did here.

This is a stellar short that is very well animated, charming and particularly memorable in the second half. The lion character was somewhat forgettable, but Donald is great and the three nephews making fun of him always makes for a fun time at the movies. The structure also worked as it was a great idea to introduce the real lion in the second half while the first one is all about the boys tricking Donald.

Lion Around is very well animated, charming and fun. It’s a familiar setup, but one that was so well executed.

My Rating – 4