Puss in Boots is a 1922 animated short film directed by Walt Disney.
The film was based on the book by Charles Perrault.
The film is representative of 1920s Disney-produced films in a relying on visual gags, anarchic humor, and (in the finale) a chase scene. In contrast, the 1930s fairy-tale derived animated shorts of Disney incorporated themes examining the morality of the characters involved, and were more didactic in intent. This was part of a shift in animation of the time, as the products of the film form previously consisted mostly of comedy films. Disney led the way towards the animated melodrama genre and the incorporation of seriousness in the plots.
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