A quick bit of writing from an issue of The Film Daily (dated March 14, 1935), lets us know where this cartoon premiered, as well as the feature it played with. Below is what that quick bit of writing says.
"Walt Disney's newest Mickey Mouse cartoon, 'Mickey's Service Station' is to have its premiere at the Rivoli Theater tomorrow on the bill with Samuel Goldwyn's 'The Wedding Night' in which Gary Cooper and Anna Sten are co-starred"
Below is what some theater owners had to say about this cartoon in The Motion Picture Herald.
"Mickey's Service Station: Mickey Mouse- Good filler lots of laughs and excitement. Running time, 1 reel - Rudolph Duba. Royal Theater, Kimball S. D. Small town patronage"
"Mickey's Service Station: Mickey Mouse- A dandy cartoon. Mickey Mouse means something at our box office.- J.W. Noah, New Liberty and Ideal Theaters, Ft. Worth, Texas. General patronage."
AnimationMilt Kahl (Close view of old heap - Mickey-Duck-Goof. Truck back x-Dis to:[General view of repair yard (animated by Eddie Strickland)]; Car collapses- off stage honking- characters rush out to right; Mickey and knee action)
Eddie Strickland (General view of repair yard)
Art Babbitt ( (cut) to Pete. He spits; Pete gets out of car - grabs Mickey- squeaks car- says "get rid of it" turns to Duck and Goof says "I'll give you just 10 minutes"; C.U. clock- off stage voice continues; Pete - throat cutting gesture, turns to Mickey - talks - walks out and steps on auto horn, whirls around "who done that?"; Mickey - Goof and Duck petrified; Pete - steps on horn again- shoots; Pete exits; Goof and motor; C. U. clock- Pete dissolve in- pendulum pantos)
Dick Lundy (Three rush up to car "at your service sir."; Pete- cannon squirts him- hit by piston- pistons pull- pedals pound)
Fred Spencer (Mickey-Goof-Duck sildly start work on car; Duck at junk at rear of car; Goof smashes windshield; Duck smashes articles; Duck puts on radiator; Duck sees Goof coming - plants board - Duck run over and out of scene on dollie; Duck knocks over oil; Mickey hits Goof and Duck - pile up)
Don Towsley (Goof at head lamps; Goof pulls Duck through wiring; Goof shovels junk into rear axel)
Jack Kinney (Mickey with tire and rim; Mickey smashes own head in hood - look toward clock)
Archie Robin (Mickey finds squeak; C.U. Cricket on nose, jumps to floor)
Bill Tytla (Mickey and Goof and Ducks pantos- look towards car; All pick up parts- confusion- Duck hit; General assembly of car; Mickey- Duck and Goof sneak- break into run)
Paul Allen (Mickey and inter tube; Mickey above in car - hold everything)
Eric Larson (Mickey runs with steering post- trips; Mickey into car)
Leonard Sebring (Goof pulls away tube, falls on lever; Longer view cart shoots up on hoist- Goof catches it; Closer view- car shoots up on hoist- Leon Errol action; Goof gets into trouble; Goof back into hoist hole- fenders off)
Nick George (Pete returning; Mickey opens door. Pete in, talks, pushes Mickey away;
Pete laughs starts car)
Ferdinand Horvath (Car back-fires)
Woolie Reitherman (car explodes; Pete does turn in air; Pete lands amidst wreckage; Motor out of wreckage- starts fir Pete; Pete sees it coming- chase - pan; Mickey- Goof and Duck see them coming- beat it. Pete through; Oil barrel- Mickey, Goof and Duck jump in Pete through. Three pop up in grin; Pete chased by motor- exit over hills)
Story: Mickey, Donald and Goofy are car mechanics working on a car when Pete drives up. Pete tells the boys that he has a squeak in his car and they need to get rid of it or else. As they try to find the squeak the boys tear the car apart during several slapstick mishaps. Mickey finds the squeak which ends up being a cricket. After getting rid of it the boys see the mess they made of Pete's car and try to put it back together. Surprisingly when they finish the car seems well put together. However it soon falls apart, when Pete gets in. The engine starts going an chases Pete off screen saving our friends.
-Michael J. Ruhland.
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