Donald's Tire Trouble
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Directed by | Dick Lundy |
Story by | Carl Barks Harry Reeves |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Clarence Nash |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Bob Carlson |
Layouts by | Kendall O'Connor |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures Buena Vista Home Entertainment |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943.[1] The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.[2]
Plot[]
While speeding on the road, Donald Duck runs over a nail on a horseshoe ("Good luck! Bah!") causing it to pop his tire, necessitating its replacement with the car's spare. He encounters difficulty lifting the car with his jack, removing the damaged tire, inflating it and repairing it with a patch. Unfortunately for him, all four tires immediately pop once he resumes driving (he rants out "Retreads!" and blows a fuse), but he continues his trip undaunted on four flats.
Voice cast[]
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
Releases[]
- 1943 – theatrical release
- c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #34: "Automobiles" (TV)
- c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #36 (TV)
- 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.56: "Wartime Disney" (TV)
- 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #26 (TV)
Home media[]
The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.[3]
Additional releases include:
- 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ Shull, Michael S. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945, McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0-7864-1555-X
- ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links[]
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the Internet Movie Database.
- Donald's Tire Trouble at the TCM Movie Database
- 1943 films
- English-language films
- 1943 animated films
- 1943 short films
- American films
- American World War II propaganda shorts
- 1940s Disney animated short films
- Donald Duck short films
- Tires
- Films about automobiles
- Films directed by Dick Lundy
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- Films scored by Oliver Wallace
- Disney animated film stubs