Screenplay: Burt Gillett

Top movies, series, and documentaries with a screenplay by Burt Gillett. Explore the titles that showcase an exceptional writing.


Flowers and Trees (S)

1932 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot An idyllic dance of flora; until an wretched old tree stump tries to cut in the dance. Rebuffed, he proceeds to set the woods on fire!

6.9

4K votes

6.9

4K votes

Academy Award Review of Walt Disney Cartoons

1937 · Movie · 50 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett · Wilfred Jackson · David Hand

Plot A compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Blancanieves (1937)

6.8

102 votes

6.8

102 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Mickey's Nightmare (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Mickey dreams of marrying Minnie and having about 20 children. For all the possible joys of children, a brood this size turns the dream into a nightmare, especially when they...

6.3

246 votes

6.3

246 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Playful Pluto (S)

1934 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Pluto pesters Mickey as the mouse tries to do his housecleaning. When the hound swallows a flashlight and later sits on flypaper, you know there's going to be trouble.

6.2

56 votes

6.2

56 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Mickey's Good Deed (S)

1932 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Mickey is playing Christmas carols on a standup bass for change. Alas, all he gets is screws, rocks, and other useless stuff. He plays outside a rich man's window, and...

6.2

211 votes

6.2

211 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Mad Dog (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot It's bath day for Pluto; we open with him already being scrubbed. He gets out, and his tug of war with Mickey and the towel lands Mickey in the tub....

6.2

75 votes

6.2

75 votes

Bugs in Love (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Insects have made a playground/carnival out of castoffs, featuring "ice skating" on mirrors. Two love bugs head off to a more private area. But their fun is interrupted when a...

6.2

168 votes

6.2

168 votes

The Big Bad Wolf (S)

1934 · Movie · 9 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot The two foolish little pigs escort Red Riding Hood on a short cut through the woods, against the advice of their bricklayer brother. When they encounter the wolf, Red runs...

6.2

899 votes

6.2

899 votes

Moth and the Flame (S)

1938 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot A group of moths invades a costume shop through a badly plugged hole in a window and makes quick work of the contents. A male moth ignores his lady to...

6.1

149 votes

6.1

149 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Mickey's Pal Pluto (S)

1933 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Pluto rescues some kittens, but when Mickey and Minnie seem to treat them well at his own expense, his evil side (shown as a devil dog) convinces him to start...

6.1

70 votes

6.1

70 votes

Babes in the Woods (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

6.0

370 votes

6.0

370 votes

Shanghaied (S)

1934 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Pirate Pete has kidnapped Mickey and Minnie and has them tied up. As Pete prepares to have his way with Minnie, Mickey escapes and gets a swordfish off the wall;...

6.0

111 votes

6.0

111 votes

Just Dogs (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Pluto's cage-mate helps him escape from the pound and find a bone to eat. But Pluto is not especially grateful.

6.0

221 votes

6.0

221 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: Mickey's Orphans (S)

1931 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

6.0

339 votes

6.0

339 votes

Ye Olden Days (S)

1933 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot The king locks up his daughter, Minnie, when she refuses to wed a dippy prince. Mickey Mouse, a wandering minstrel, comes to the rescue.

6.0

278 votes

6.0

278 votes

King Neptune (S)

1932 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot After a short introduction, one of Neptune's mermaids is captured by a pirate ship, and their anchor chain entangles King Neptune; the various sea creatures launch a full-on assault on...

5.9

279 votes

5.9

279 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Moose Hunt (S)

1931 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Mickey and Pluto hunt for moose, the hunt being delayed when Mickey thinks he's shot Pluto and, later, when Mickey's gun falls apart in the foe's face.

5.9

92 votes

5.9

92 votes

Playful Pan (S)

1930 · Movie · 7 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot The mythological satyr plays some tunes on his pipes and gets various flora and fauna dancing to them. Two clouds also dance; they bump into each other, causing lightning strikes...

5.8

167 votes

5.8

167 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Beach Party (S)

1931 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot A fun day at the beach. While Mickey, Horace, and Clarabelle go swimming, or try to, Minnie lays out a picnic. Pluto discovers why you shouldn't chase a crab. Everyone...

5.8

60 votes

5.8

60 votes

Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse: The Chain Gang (S)

1930 · Movie · 8 min. · United States

Direction Burt Gillett

Plot Mickey's a prisoner on jailer Pegleg Pete's rock pile. In a riot, he escapes, but when he's pursued by the jail guards' hounds, he jumps on a pair of motley...

5.8

85 votes

5.8

85 votes