Up a Tree (1955 film)
| Up a Tree | |
|---|---|
 Title card | |
| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Al Coe Volus Jones Bill Justice Dan MacManus (effects) |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Up a Tree is a 1955 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film stars Donald Duck and Chip 'n' Dale, with Donald trying to top a tree in which Chip and Dale are living. It was directed by Jack Hannah and features original music by Oliver Wallace.
Plot
Donald Duck is a lumberjack who sets out to top a tall tree on a hill. The tree turns out to be the home of chipmunks Chip and Dale, who repeatedly foil Donald's attempts. After the tree is topped, Donald finds out the chipmunks have been sabotaging his efforts, and in retaliation, he chops the entire tree down with an axe. The tree falls and flips end over end landing on a log flume. Using a pike pole, Donald catches a ride on the log and heads for the sawmill.
Chip and Dale catch a ride in a toolbox on a zip line overhead. They ride ahead of Donald, jump from the tool box with a hammer, and dismantle a side of the flume with it. The log then flies out of control down the hill. Donald finds himself running for his life just ahead of it as it continues down the hill after him. The situation gets progressively worse as the log falls onto Donald's car and rolls through a mine reappearing with dynamite on one end.
Finally the log heads for Donald's cabin. Donald frantically moves everything out of log's way as it flies through the house not damaging anything. Donald breathes a sigh of relief thinking disaster has been avoided. But just then Dale knocks on the door and shows him that the log has struck power lines and is about to spring back onto the house. Donald makes a futile effort to physically move the house, but the log collides with the house and destroys it in successive dynamite explosions. Chip and Dale pretend to comfort Donald who is dazed with grief before rolling on the ground laughing.
Availability
- Laserdisc - Chip 'N' Dale with Donald Duck
- VHS - Chip 'N' Dale with Donald Duck
- VHS - The Adventures Of Chip 'N' Dale
- DVD - Chip 'n' Dale : Volume 1 : Here Comes Trouble
- DVD - The Chronological Donald: Volume 4, Disc 2 [2]
The short was included in House of Mouse episode "Chip 'n' Dale".
See also
References
- ^ Smith, Dave (2006). "Up a Tree". Disney A to Z: The Official Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). New York: Disney Editions. ISBN 0-7868-4919-3.
- ^ http://www.dvdizzy.com/donaldvol4b.html
External links
- Up a Tree at the Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts
- Up a Tree at IMDb
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