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The Golden Touch (1935)

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A fable of a king whose touch turns everything to gold.

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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Walt Disney
  • Profile picture of Billy Bletcher
    King Midas (voice) (uncredited) Billy Bletcher
  • Profile picture of Clarence Nash
    Grim Reaper (voice) (uncredited) Clarence Nash
  • Profile picture of Purv Pullen
    Bird (voice) (uncredited) Purv Pullen
  • Profile picture of Toby Wing
    Bird (voice) (uncredited) Toby Wing

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Keywords

  • cartoon
  • king midas
  • short film