Jon Mirsalis on Piano In contrast with later years, when Disney sought to enhance the timelessness of his films by avoiding topical references, his early films were filled with gags and incidents reflecting current events. Today these films stand as a fascinating mirror of the times. With a lecture, with slides and film clips, by Professor Merritt. Newman's Laugh-O-grams (1921), Puss in Boots (1922), Alice's Wild West Show (1924), Alice Solves the Puzzle (1925), Alice the Jail Bird (1925), Alice's Orphan (1926), Alice on the Farm (1926), The Ocean Hop (1927), Bright Lights (1928), Plane Crazy (1928, sound).