Donald's Lucky Day
Donald's Lucky Day is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon released by Walt Disney Productions.[1]
| Donald's Lucky Day | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack King |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Paul Allen Johnny Cannon Jim Carmichael |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date | January 13, 1939 |
Running time | 8 minutes |
| Language | English |
Plot
At midnight on Friday the 13th, Donald Duck is hired to deliver a package. Unbeknownst to him, the package contains a bomb. Complications arise when a black cat crosses his path, but fortunately for Donald, he quickly realizes it and survives.
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Black Cat: Purv Pullen[2]
Reception
Motion Picture Herald reviewed the short on October 11, 1938, saying: "The fowl is a messenger boy this time, commissioned to deliver an infernal machine on Friday the 13th. His errand is stymied by a playful but very black cat which is unintentionally but most amusingly instrumental in preventing Donald's death by dynamite. Donald is less quarrelsome and deal more understandable than commonly. It's one of this best appearances."[3]
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74-76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462711.
- Sampson, Henry T. (1998). That's Enough, Folks: Black Images in Animated Cartoons, 1900-1960. Scarecrow Press. p. 169. ISBN 978-0810832503. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
