On the surface, Three Orphan Kittens is another cute cartoon from David Hand and the Disney animator – a series of set pieces without much of a plot. But dig a little deeper, and one can see the writers and the animators flexing their muscles as they prepared for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Audiences back then noticed, and it won the 4th ever Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (and guess who won the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th?).
