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Norman Ferguson

Norman Ferguson

Director and actor · Died November 4, 1957, aged 55 · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

“I was born on the East Side of New York in 1902. Played games in and out family entrances of saloon on Second Avenue until chased by bartender. Sold newspapers on Fifth Avenue at the age of ten. Had ambition to become fireman but moved across the bridge to the wide open spaces of Brooklyn and decided to be a cowboy instead. Was transferred from public school to high school in Brooklyn by mistake and much to every one’s surprise became a stenographer. But consistent misspelling forced me to draw pictures for a living. And then came Mickey Mouse, with whom I have been associated in California for the past two years.” -published in the June 20, 1931 edition of The Motion Picture Daily

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 2, 1902
Died
November 4, 1957 (aged 55)
From
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Works as
Director and actor
Titles
23 on MovieCove · 103 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 38% in 30 days

What are Norman Ferguson's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Ideas and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Ideas
38%
Bonds
24%
Society
18%
Self
15%
Morality
4%
Art4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 4 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 4 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 7 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Warm
3
Contemplative
3
Hopeful
2
Thrilling
1
Other
7

How their films linger

Feel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy7
  • Bittersweet1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Norman Ferguson's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on Disney+ (22).

Subscription and free streaming for Norman Ferguson's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

103 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Walt Disney's Fables - Vol.6 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    as Norman Ferguson (archive footage) (uncredited)

  • DTV: Rock, Rhythm & Blues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Director

  • Mickey Mouse Disco (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Director

  • Donald in Mathmagic Land(1959)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Lion Social (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1954)

    Animation

  • The Simple Things (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Animation

  • Peter Pan(1953)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Don's Fountain of Youth(1953)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Pluto's Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Animation

  • Alice in Wonderland(1951)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • R'Coon Dawg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Animation

  • Plutopia (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Animation

  • Cinderella(1950)

    Animation Director

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Baía (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • The Three Caballeros(1944)

    Director · Production Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • You Belong to My Heart/Donald's Surreal Reverie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1944)

    Director

  • South of the Border with Disney (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Director

  • Aquarela do Brasil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1942)

    Production Supervisor

  • Saludos Amigos(1942)

    Director · Production Supervisor · as Norman Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Dumbo(1941)

    Director · Sequence Supervisor

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Orphans' Benefit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Animation

  • The Reluctant Dragon(1941)

    as Norman Ferguson

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Pluto's Playmate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1941)

    Director

  • Pantry Pirate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Animation

  • Fantasia(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Bone Trouble (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Animation

  • Dance of the Hours (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1940)

    Director

  • Pinocchio(1940)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Officer Duck (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation

  • The Pointer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation

  • Beach Picnic(1939)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation Director

  • The Practical Pig (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1939)

    Animation

  • Society Dog Show(1939)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs(1937)

    Supervising Animator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Pluto's Quin-puplets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Animation

  • Walt Disney's A Trip Through the Walt Disney Studios (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Actor

  • Moose Hunters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1937)

    Animation

  • Mother Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Elephant (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Animation

  • Donald and Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Animation

  • Alpine Climbers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Animation

  • Three Little Wolves(1936)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Mickey's Grand Opera (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1936)

    Animation

  • On Ice(1935)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Pluto's Judgement Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • Who Killed Cock Robin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1935)

    Animation

  • The Golden Touch(1935)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Orphan's Benefit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Steam Roller (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • Gulliver Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • The Big Bad Wolf(1934)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Playful Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • Shanghaied (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1934)

    Animation

  • The Pet Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Puppy Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Old King Cole (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Three Little Pigs(1933)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films

  • Father Noah's Ark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Ye Olden Days(1933)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Birds in the Spring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Pal Pluto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1933)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Good Deed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Santa's Workshop(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Babes in the Woods(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Klondike Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • The Wayward Canary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Bugs in Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • The Whoopee Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • King Neptune (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Trader Mickey (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Nightmare (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Flowers and Trees(1932)

    Animation

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Just Dogs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • The Mad Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • The Duck Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • The Bird Store (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1932)

    Animation

  • Mickey's Orphans (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • The Beach Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • The Barnyard Broadcast (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Fishin' Around (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Blue Rhythm (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Mickey Steps Out (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • The Delivery Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • The Moose Hunt (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Mother Goose Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Traffic Troubles (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Birds of a Feather (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • The Birthday Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1931)

    Animation

  • Playful Pan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Pioneer Days (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Winter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • The Picnic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • The Gorilla Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Monkey Melodies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • The Chain Gang (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • The Fire Fighters (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Midnight in a Toy Shop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Arctic Antics (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Frolicking Fish (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Cannibal Capers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1930)

    Animation

  • Mickey Mouse Cartoons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Show 2 episodes · Animation

Career shape

A full career of 101 titles from 1928 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Pinocchio (1940)

$122M worldwide

Highest rated

Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

Midcredits 95th

Most popular right now

Pinocchio (1940)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 101: 3 only acting, 1 with another roleDirecting12 of 101: 9 only directing, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score85thOther crew89 of 101: 86 only other crew, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score78th

101 titles, 3 with more than one role — other crew and directing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

1920s1 · crew1930s74 · 1 acting · 73 crew1940s15 · 2 acting · 14 crew1950s8 · crew1980s2 · crew2000s1 · acting

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Norman Ferguson's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 78th percentile, the median of all 23; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 80th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

91stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 23 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up14
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th1

Shape of the crowd

None of their 23 titles divides audiences: 19 are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser19
  • Broadly Agreed1

Most loved · director

Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)

Midcredits 95th · 85% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 76/100 and the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Norman Ferguson's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 34 · mildMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 16 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 4 · minimalMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Norman Ferguson work with?

People who share at least 2 of Norman Ferguson's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Walt Disney shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Mixed roles