Old MacDonald Duck
Old MacDonald Duck is an animated cartoon by Walt Disney Productions from 1941, featuring Donald Duck.[1]
| Old MacDonald Duck | |
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| Directed by | Jack King |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Jack Hannah Carl Barks |
| Starring | Clarence Nash |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
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| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Donald Duck works as a farmer on a farm. He is disturbed by a fly when he tries to milk the cow Clementine.
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. Also, there is once again, "Turkey in the straw" as background music, as in "Steamboat Willie" and "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.
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash[2]
Home video
The short can be found on the Walt Disney Treasures 2005 DVD collection "The Chronological Donald, Volume Two".
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.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462711.
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