Out of Scale
Out of Scale is a 1951 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.[1] In the short film, Donald has a ride-on sized train layout in his backyard.[2] There's a large tree (home to Chip 'n Dale) that's out of scale, so Donald moves it while they're out; they come back to see their tree moving. No problem; one of Donald's model houses is just their size.
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Directed by | Jack Hannah |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Story by | Bill Berg Nick George |
Starring | Clarence Nash James MacDonald Dessie Flynn |
Music by | Paul Smith |
Animation by | Bob Carlson Volus Jones Bill Justice George Kreisl Dan MacManus (effects) |
Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
Backgrounds by | Art Riley |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7:22 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Synopsis
After Donald moves Chip and Dale's tree to make room for his toy train, they move into one of the miniature houses.[3]
Plot
Donald invented a scale model railroad on his property of everything, only to be annoyed by Chip and Dale. However, he also gets rid of Chip and Dale's tree when it's not in the correct miniature scale. Chip and Dale race past the miniature village and they went into a tiny house. While they were inside, Donald simulating extremes of weather. Chip thought he decided to get their tree back. In the end, when their tree has a hole in it and ends up on the railroad track, Chip puts the "Giant Redwood" sign on front of the tree and he and Dale take advantage of this to say it is a scale model of California Giant Redwood with a tunnel. Satisfied with the explanation, Donald thanks Chip and Dale for their appreciation and he rides his train through the tunnel in a joyful way.[4]
Cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- James MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale
Releases
Television
- Disneyland, episode #2.25: "Where Do the Stories Come From?"
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #3
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.5: "Chip 'N Dale"
- Have a Laugh!, episode #55
- Treasures from the Disney Vault, March 16, 2017
Home Video
VHS
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck)
- Everybody Loves Donald
DVD
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four[5]
- Chip 'n' Dale Volume 1: Here Comes Trouble
- Everybody Loves Donald
- So Dear to My Heart (Disney movie club exclusive)
Trivia
- The short's title was later used for an episode of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.[6]
- The short was inspired by Walt Disney's backyard trainset, the Carolwood Pacific Railroad.[7]
- The cartoon's storyline was the basis for the Golden Book "Donald Duck's Toy Train".[8]
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- MUBI
- Filmaffinity
- D23
- DVDizzy
- "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers" Out of Scale (TV Episode 1990) - IMDb
- Disney's "Chip 'n' Dale" on Records|Cartoon Research
- Walt Disney's Donald Duck's toy train (Book, 1950) - WorldCat.org
External links
- Out of Scale on IMDb
- Out of Scale at The Internet Animation Database
- BCDB