David Hand

Directing

David Hand

Born — Died

1900-01-23 — 1986-10-11

Place of birth

Plainfield, New Jersey, USA

Known for

Directing

Credits

42 titles

David Dodd Hand (January 23, 1900 – October 11, 1986) was an American animator and animation filmmaker known for his work at Walt Disney Productions. He worked on numerous Disney shorts during the 1930s and eventually became supervising director on the animated features Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and Bambi.

Known for

Film credits

Behind the camera

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs poster
7.1

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

1938

Fantasia poster
7.3

Walt Disney's timeless masterpiece is an extravaganza of sight and sound! See the music come to life, hear the pictures burst into song and experience the excitement that is Fantasia over and over again.

Fantasia

1940

Bambi poster
7.0

Bambi's tale unfolds from season to season as the young prince of the forest learns about life, love, and friends.

Bambi

1942

Mickey's Steam Roller poster
6.4

While streetworker Mickey romances Minnie, Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie take control of his steamroller and it's full speed ahead on a very destructive ride.

Mickey's Steam Roller

1934

Three Blind Mouseketeers poster
6.5

As the title implies, the three blind mice are musketeers. The cat sets a number of traps for them, which they all evade (apparently without realizing it) while he sleeps. The cat eventually wakes up and begins chasing them unsuccessfully, thanks to their teamwork.

Three Blind Mouseketeers

1936

Thru the Mirror poster
7.2

Mickey has been reading Alice in Wonderland, and falls asleep. He finds himself on the other side of the mirror, where the furniture is alive.

Thru the Mirror

1936

Three Little Wolves poster
6.6

Two little pigs cry wolf on their brother and then an actual wolf comes.

Three Little Wolves

1936

Magician Mickey poster
7.0

Donald continually heckles Mickey's magic act, but Mickey bests him at every turn. Donald shoots off a magic pistol that causes all the stage props to fall down on them at the finish of the act.

Magician Mickey

1937

Mickey's Kangaroo poster
5.9

A friend in Australia has sent Mickey the kangaroo Hoppy, who with her pesky son drives Pluto completely to distraction. Mickey wants to train the kangaroos to be fighters, but they end up throwing him in his own hay-baling machine.

Mickey's Kangaroo

1935

Building a Building poster
6.7

Mickey's a shovel operator and laborer at a construction site; Minnie is delivering box lunches; Pete is the foreman. Mickey pays more attention to Minnie than to his work, and keeps having accidents (mostly involving the blueprints Pete is holding). Pete steals Mickey's lunch, so Minnie offers him one on the house. While he's eating, Pete kidnaps Minnie; Mickey fights him, but the tide turns when Minnie dumps a load of hot rivets into Pete's pants...

Building a Building

1933

Camping Out poster
6.5

The gang is sitting around their campsite when a mosquito spoils their fun. And then he gets hundreds of his friends and they really cause trouble. Horace squirts some with molasses, which helps a bit. Everyone retreats to the tent, where they still get stung but can fight back a bit, eventually trapping all the mosquitoes in a pair of bloomers and sending them on their way.

Camping Out

1934

Who Killed Cock Robin? poster
6.8

A robin is shot so the woodland community holds a trial to investigate.

Who Killed Cock Robin?

1935

More Kittens poster
5.7

Thrown out of the house into the backyard, the three kittens are sheltered by a giant Saint Bernard and are tormented by a turtle and a bluebird.

More Kittens

1936

Alpine Climbers poster
6.5

Donald, Mickey, and Pluto climb the Alps. While up top, Donald has a run-in with a mountain goat over some edelweiss, Mickey has a row with an eagle over its eggs; one of them hatches, and gives Pluto some trouble (as does the grog a Saint Bernard gives him when he falls into a snowbank).

Alpine Climbers

1936

Pluto's Judgement Day poster
6.7

Pluto chases a kitten through a window and right into Mickey's lap. Mickey scolds him, and goes off to wash the kitten. Pluto falls asleep in front of the fire, and dreams of a hell ruled by cats where he is put on trial for all his crimes against cats and, of course, found guilty.

Pluto's Judgement Day

1935

Let's relax poster
6.0

Cartoon Compilation loosely based on the Disneyland episode "How to Relax" (1957). Released theatrically in european territories and South America.

Let's relax

1974

Birds in the Spring poster
6.1

Two birds rejoice over the hatching of their three eggs; as they grow, the hatchlings are taught to sing and fly. One falls from the nest and has adventures with a rattlesnake and a beehive before finding his way home.

Birds in the Spring

1933

Countdown to Christmas poster
7.5

All the favourite Disney stars feature in this Christmas special which contains 7 short stories and a healthy dose of Christmas spirit.

Countdown to Christmas

2002

Mickey's Polo Team poster
7.0

Mickey Mouse and his friends face off against a team of celebrities in a polo match.

Mickey's Polo Team

1936

The Whalers poster
6.2

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are crewing a whaling ship. Their mishaps include Donald fighting off some hungry birds, Mickey and a bucket of water that keeps doing a boomerang impression, and Goofy firing the cannon and getting stuck high in the air, and ultimately inside a whale. And when he lands the whale well, let's just say they're gonna need a bigger boat.

The Whalers

1938

The Mad Doctor poster
7.2

A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened severely by the doctor's castle and its denizens.

The Mad Doctor

1933

The Mad Doctor poster
7.2

A dark and stormy night. Pluto is spirited away to the spooky lair of an evil genius for a mad transplant scheme to put his head on the body of a chicken. Mickey gives chase, but find himself threatened severely by the doctor's castle and its denizens.

The Mad Doctor

1933

Mickey's Elephant poster
6.1

A friend shipped Mickey a baby elephant named Bobo as a playmate for Pluto. Pluto's first introduction is to Bobo's trunk, through a fence. He's not thrilled, and marches away. The playful Bobo grabs Pluto's tail and follows. Pluto's devil self tells him he's being replaced, and tells him to attack with red pepper.

Mickey's Elephant

1936

Little Hiawatha poster
6.6

The "fearless warrior" of the poem is a very small child whose pants keep falling down. He tries to shoot a grasshopper with his arrow, but the grasshopper spits in his eye. He tries to shoot a bunny rabbit, but the rabbit is too cute and pathetic. He tracks a bear, and runs after its cub and right into the mother. But the rest of the animals, thankful for him saving the rabbit, come to his rescue.

Little Hiawatha

1937

Mickey's Man Friday poster
5.9

Mickey is stranded on an island. He runs into some cannibals who are about to cook a fellow cannibal. Mickey scares them off and makes friends with the cannibal whom he calls Friday. Together, they build a fort to protect themselves from the cannibals when they come back, but end up fleeing for their lives on Mickey's raft.

Mickey's Man Friday

1935

Three Orphan Kittens poster
6.6

Three orphan kittens are entering a society house in winter and ruin the furniture. But when they're caught by the maid, the young daughter of the house "rescues" them from the cold outside.

Three Orphan Kittens

1935

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue poster
6.7

A compilation of five Oscar-winning Disney shorts, released to help promote the upcoming release of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Namely: FLOWERS AND TREES (1932), THREE LITTLE PIGS (1933), THE TORTOISE AND THE HARE (1934), THREE ORPHAN KITTENS (1935), and THE COUNTRY COUSIN (1936). Additionally, four extra shorts are included from the 1966 release. Namely: THE OLD MILL (1937), FERDINAND AND THE BULL (1938), THE UGLY DUCKLING (1939), and LEND A PAW (1941).

Walt Disney's Academy Award Revue

1937

The Flying Mouse poster
6.4

To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves

The Flying Mouse

1934

Moth and the Flame poster
6.1

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 chow down on a hat and she's soon seduced by a candle flame, which rapidly spreads. He notices her trapped in a spider web with the fire attacking and makes some attempts to save her, but pours benzene on the fire by mistake. The rest of the moths are summoned, and they fight the fire with water-filled bagpipes, an air drop with a water-filled funnel, etc., while our hero works to free his lady from the spider web.

Moth and the Flame

1938

DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues poster
NR

Compilation of D-TV music videos, combining rock and R&B tunes with footage of Disney animation.

DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues

1984

Old King Cole poster
6.1

Old King Cole throws party and invites all of the Mother Goose characters. He warns them that they must leave at midnight. Another collection of characters puts on a stage show. The Ten Little Indian Boys get everyone dancing along. The Hickory Dickory Dock mice announce midnight, and everyone leaves, back into their books.

Old King Cole

1933

The Robber Kitten poster
6.2

A kitten runs off to be a robber with a dog.

The Robber Kitten

1935

Mickey's Birthday Party poster
NR

Disney celebrates Mickey Mouse's 25th Anniversary with a feature-length compilation of six of his all-time fan-favorite cartoons: Mickey's Birthday Party; The Pointer; The Nifty Nineties; Tiger Trouble; Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip; and The Whaler.

Mickey's Birthday Party

1953

Trader Mickey poster
6.0

Mickey Mouse and Pluto are traveling up an African river with a cargo of goods (including several musical instruments). They hit land and are captured by cannibals who plan to eat them. As soon as Mickey starts playing on a saxophone, they all start jamming to "The Darktown Strutter's Ball."

Trader Mickey

1932

The Dognapper poster
6.8

Mickey and an early version of Donald Duck are police officers chasing dognapper Pegleg Pete. Despite their bumbling, they manage to repeatedly get the drop on Pete at his sawmill hideout, though they ultimately make a shambles of the place.

The Dognapper

1934

100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration poster
5.0

Fragments from Cinderella (1922), Alice’s Wonderland (1923), Trolley Troubles (1927), Steamboat Willie (1928), Clock Cleaners (1937), The Old Mill (1937), Trailer Horn (1950), Lambert the Sheepish Lion (1952), Paperman (2012) and Going Home (2021).

100 Years of Disney Animation: A Shorts Celebration

2023

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1) poster
4.5

Collection that gathers together ten classic animated shorts for the first time, including the iconic “Steamboat Willie,” and features all-new introductions from Mickey and Minnie for each short. "Steamboat Willie" (1928), "On Ice" (1935), "Thru the Mirror" (1936), "Hawaiian Holiday" (1937), "Brave Little Tailor" (1938), "Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip" (1940), "The Little Whirlwind" (1941), "Bath Day" (1946), "Figaro and Frankie" (1947), and "Mickey's Delayed Date" (1947).

Mickey & Minnie 10 Classic Shorts (Volume 1)

2023

The Mail Pilot poster
6.1

Mickey the mail pilot is entrusted with a chest of money. He battles rain and snow, but his biggest battle is against Pete, who has a plane equipped with a machine gun and a harpoon cannon. Mickey's plane quickly loses its wings and propeller to Pete's armaments, but he improvises a helicopter blade with a clothes-drying rack, then, when that gives way, a replacement prop from a windmill.

The Mail Pilot

1933

Walt Disney Masterpieces poster
7.0

A Walt Disney anthology of eleven Academy-Award winning films: Flowers and Trees, The Three Little Pigs, The Tortoise and the Hare, Three Orphan Kittens, The Country Cousin, The Old Mill, Ferdinand the Bull, The Ugly Duckling, Lend a Paw, Seal Island, Water Birds.

Walt Disney Masterpieces

1967

Mickey Mouse Disco poster
5.7

A clip-show music video for the album of the same name and vintage. Includes 5 songs from the album ("Mousetrap", "Disco Mickey Mouse", "Watch Out For Goofy", "Macho Duck", "Welcome To Rio").

Mickey Mouse Disco

1980