A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The movie really just wants to entertain people.

"Lion Around" is an American 7-minute cartoon from 1950, so this one is already over 65 years old, soon 70. If the names who made this still don't sound familiar to you, then voice actor Clarence Nash should as he is the one doing Donald as always and this means we got another Disney work here. The first half is basically Uncle Donald against the nephews who are wearing a mountain lion costume and the second half the real lion appears and there is a lot more at stake than just cake. That even rhymes. I think this was a very witty and smart cartoon and still one that was childish enough to be really entertaining on several occasions. It's not the first time I watched it, but it is as good on rewatch as it is on first watch. There aren't too many Donald/Disney cartoons that really have virtually no weakness at all, but for this one it's true. I also quite liked the ending when we have the nephews somewhat make uop for what they did earlier. You can really feel sorry for Donald here and hands down it is pretty impossibke not to like him and not to find him funny. My favorite short film from 1950 and actually probably also my favorite film from 1950. Severely underseen and underappreciated (no awards recognition), an absolute must-see for cartoon lovers from the old days of the Golden Age of Animation. Watch it now,

Lion Around (1950) *** (out of 4)Donald's nephews are once again causing trouble. This time they decide to play a prank on their poor uncle with a lion costume but things take a turn for the worse when a real lion shows up.LION AROUND is fairly predictable from start to finish but we do get several funny scenes scattered throughout and they make this worth sitting through. Once again the film benefits from some very good animation but would you expect anything less from Disney? The highlight is certainly the action that happens at the end when Donald realizes that the lion is real and he's not playing around.

I will admit that this doesn't for me rank among Donald's best, but it is a very nice and humorous cartoon. It is rather predictable for my tastes, but you are guaranteed to have a lot of laughs here, because it is very funny indeed. Especially when Donald finds that the lion is real, not his nephews tricking him like he thought.The cartoon is compensated by firstly some lovely Technicolour animation. Also the music is really pleasant to listen to. Plus the presence of Donald is a real treat, and Clarence Nash as always voices him superbly. Huey, Duey and Louie are as funny and cute as ever. Overall, not Donald's best but a pleasant and humorous diversion if you don't think too much. 8/10 Bethany Cox

One of Donald's nephews has an encounter with a lion but it turns out that it is just a suit, with both other two nephews in it. When Donald has made a pie the nephews decide to scare him off with the lion-suit while the third one steals the pie. Things do not go as planned and Donald gets quite mad. When the nephews walk away they encounter a real lion. They make sure they're save and when the real lion arrives at Donald's house of course he thinks he deals with the nephews again.Although this Disney cartoon has its predictable moments there are quite some good laughs as well. When Donald has find out the lion is real there is a very funny part when he tries to hide between some fake ducks. Overall this is a nice one. You will not be bored but it does not belong to the best out there.