| Oh What a Knight | |
| Director: | Walt Disney Ub Iwerks |
| Producer: | Charles Mintz |
| Story: | Ub Iwerks Walt Disney |
| Animator: | Ub Iwerks Hugh Harman Rollin Hamilton |
| Studio: | Walt Disney Studio Winkler Productions |
| Distributor: | Universal Pictures |
| Color Process: | Black and white |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes (one reel) |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
Oh What a Knight is an American animated short film directed by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks and released in 1928 by Universal Pictures.[1] The film features Oswald the Lucky Rabbit trying to save his girlfriend Ortensia from her strict father, Pete, using unusual fighting skills, including him using his own shadow.
This short cartoon shows Oswald's distinct personality, inspired by Douglas Fairbanks, for his courageous and adventurous attitude.[2]
In the Middle Ages, Oswald, a minstrel, rides his horse while singing and playing a concertina. He reaches a stone tower in which Pete is keeping his daughter Ortensia captive. He scales the tower and he kisses Ortensia. Pete appears carrying a spear. Oswald grabs a sword and they fight. Pete breaks through a wall and gets stuck, allowing Oswald to free Ortensia from the large iron ball to which she is chained. Pete gets free and calls nine knights to help him. Oswald rolls the iron ball toward them like a bowling ball and scatters them. Escaping by the door, they discover a hostile lion, so they leap from the tower using her dress as a parachute and kiss each other as they fall off.
The short was released on December 11, 2007, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Adventures of Oswald the Lucky Rabbit[3] and Epic Mickey, a platform video game for the Wii console.