The Gorilla Mystery (1930)

Synopsis

The Gorilla Mystery is a 1930 American animated short film directed by Burt Gillett. It is the 22nd film of the Mickey Mouse series.

Mickey Mouse reads in the newspaper that a gorilla has escaped from the zoo, and he calls Minnie to warn her. She is not afraid, and sings a song to Mickey over the phone. Then the gorilla breaks into her house and kidnaps her, and Mickey—hearing her screams over the telephone—rushes to save the damsel in distress. The gorilla takes Minnie upstairs to the attic and ties her up, then plays cat and mouse with Mickey. At the end, the gorilla trips over the rope, knocking him senseless.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article The Gorilla Mystery (text available under CC BY-SA 4.0).