Golden Eggs (film)
Golden Eggs is a 1941 American animated short film directed by Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck.[1]
| Golden Eggs | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Carl Barks Jack Hannah |
| Starring | Clarence Nash Florence Gill |
| Music by | Leigh Harline |
| Animation by | Paul Allen Ted Bonnicksen Bob Carlson Walt Clinton Russ Dyson Bernard Wolf Visual Effects: Edwin Aardal Andy Engman Art Fitzpatrick John McManus |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:58 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Summary
Donald reads a newspaper that the eggs' value is really high and the price amount is increased. Donald know that if he could get rich, he went into the hen-house and changes the music from the player. While the hens dancing and popping their eggs out, Donald collects them as possible and puts into a huge basket. Unfortunately, a rooster standing guard seeking protection revealing Donald and kicks him out. Donald is trying to avoid presence, so he disguised as a female chicken for the rooster's love interest. They danced together, but unfortunately, Donald's disguise falls off with the rubber glove comb constantly coming loose and a caterpillar falling down the back of his suit, he is ever at the risk of being discovered.
Reception
The Film Daily called the short a "funny cartoon", saying, "Donald runs afoul of the rooster, boss of the barnyard, and is a sadder and wiser man before the rooster finishes with him."[2]
Voice cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- Florence Gill The King Sisters And Margaret Wright as Hens,
- Gertrude Lawrence As Rooster [3]
Releases
Television
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #10
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #67
Home video
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald
- Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Starring Donald
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "Reviews of Short Subjects". The Film Daily. 79 (76): 10. April 18, 1941. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
- Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0786462711.
External links
- Golden Eggs on IMDb
- Golden Eggs at The Internet Animation Database
- Golden Eggs on Filmaffinity
