King Midas is visited by an elf; the elf turns his cat to gold, then claps his hands and it changes back. Midas begs for the golden touch, but the elf warns him it would be a curse to him. Midas insists. He dances about joyfully at first, but discovers the drawbacks when he sits down to dinner. Fearing death by starvation, he summons the elf and agrees to surrender everything he owns to have the curse lifted.
Directed by Walt Disney
cartoon
king midas
short film
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
3.3 / 5
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Cast
Billy Bletcher
King Midas (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash
Grim Reaper (voice) (uncredited)
Purv Pullen
Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Toby Wing
Bird (voice) (uncredited)
Crew
Walt Disney
Director
Walt Disney
Producer
Norman Ferguson
Animation
Frank Churchill
Music
Albert Hurter
Story
Ovid
Book
Popular Reviews
26 reviews
Bec
6.0★ · 09/21/25
I just feel like the rules surrounding the golden touch didn’t make sense??? Why did his clothes not turn but his tooth did??
I just feel like the rules surrounding the golden touch didn’t make sense??? Why did his clothes not turn but his tooth did??
angie
7.0★ · 06/03/24
comment je le regardais en boucle quand j'étais petite celui-là
comment je le regardais en boucle quand j'étais petite celui-là