Really old cartoon

[brazen_hussy]

I've been trying to find out what this cartoon was for years. I think I used to have a copy of it on a VHS tape when i was little since i watched it more than once. I'm pretty sure it was in color but old. All i really remember is a guy trying to build a ladder to the sun by stacking lots of things on top of each other. The sun was really hot and he never made it. It was maybe from the 40s?

Help?