What Was the First Silly Symphony with Color? Disney FAQ
Feb 19, 2023
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The first Disney Silly Symphony cartoon with color was Flowers and Trees. It was released in 1932 and directed by Burt Gillett.
Flowers and Trees provided several other firsts too:
It was the first film to win the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
It was also the first film ever to be produced in three-strip Technicolor.
Finally, Flowers and Trees was the first Silly Symphony cartoon to be distributed by United Artists.