The Classic Disney Cartoons Mickey Mouse - Mickey's Circus - 1936 Mickey's Circus is an animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released August 1, 1936. Known crew include director Ben Sharpsteen and animators Milt Kahl, Frank Thomas, Al Eugster, Shamus Culhane, and Errol Gray. It was the 87th Mickey Mouse short film to be released, the eighth of that year. Although the film is called Mickey's Circus, the film mostly features Donald Duck, but Mickey Mouse does feature in the