Donald's Off Day
Donald's Off Day | |
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Paul J. Smith
opening song sung by Judge Whitaker | |
Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
Backgrounds by | Thelma Witmer |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7:30 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Donald's Off Day is a 1944
This cartoon was Hannah's debut as an animation director. Veteran animator Jack King was slated to direct the short, but Hannah argued that King wasn't up to it:
I got it filled with a lot of personality bits which I always believed were more important in a story than just a series of gags. I went to [head of Story Hal Adelquist] and said, "I'd just love to direct this." As much as I like Jack King, I can't see him directing these personality sequences. Carl [Barks] and I always were disturbed that King put one of our stories onto the screen without looking for further development in the personalities of the characters... The next thing I knew, Adelquist came up to me and told me Walt had said it was okay to pick up another story to direct. So I picked up another one, and ended up directing cartoons for Disney for the next seventeen years.[3]
Plot
Donald wakes up one morning noticing that it is a sunny day outside he feels excited and prepares himself to go out to play golf as quickly as possible. However, as soon as he leaves his house, out of nowhere, a rainy thunderstorm comes crashing down the sky. Now in a bad mood, he acts rudely towards his nephews
Voice cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey and Louie
- Adriana Caselotti as Singer of opening song
- John Dehner as Doctor Quack
Home media
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.[4]
References
- ^ "Donald's off Day (1944)". BFI. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved 2017-01-28.
- ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-941500-01-9.
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
- Donald's Off Day at IMDb