Old MacDonald Duck

Old MacDonald Duck
Old MacDonald Duck
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jack King
Story by	Jack Hannah; Carl Barks
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash
Music by	Leigh Harline
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	September 12, 1941;
Running time	8 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Old MacDonald Duck is an animated cartoon by Walt Disney Productions from 1941, featuring Donald Duck.^[1]

Plot

Donald Duck works as a farmer on a farm. He is disturbed by a fly when he tries to milk his cow Clementine.

Voice cast

Donald Duck: Clarence Nash

Music

The cartoon takes its title from the children's song "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" that Donald sings while feeding his animals. Later on, while milking Clementine, Donald sings also the American folk ballad "Oh My Darling, Clementine".

In addition, "Turkey in the Straw" is used as background music, as in Steamboat Willie and The Band Concert.

Legacy

Frames from this short have been shown and reused to describe how animation works. This clip is first seen in The Reluctant Dragon with Robert Benchley, later in Donald Duck's 50th Birthday to Dick Van Dyke, and a later special with Tony Anselmo and Neil Patrick Harris.

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.^[2]

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[2] "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

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