Donald's Dream Voice
Donald's Dream Voice is a 1948 American animated short film featuring Donald Duck; the film was directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.[1] In the short film, no one understands a word that salesman Donald says, so he takes voice pills to improve his speech.
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Directed by | Jack King |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Story by | Roy Williams |
Starring | Clarence Nash Leslie Denison Ruth Clifford |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Edwin Aardal Paul Allen Emery Hawkins Frank McSavage Don Towsley (uncredited) |
Layouts by | Don Griffith |
Backgrounds by | Merle Cox |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 6:39 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Summary
Donald is trying to sell brushes door-to-door, but since nobody can understand him, nobody will buy anything. He happens across a street vendor selling voice pills. They work great, but he's only got a limited number so of course, the last pill ends up in various inconvenient places.
Plot
Donald has a problem where he fails to sell brushes throughout the neighbourhood because no one can hear his voice clearly. At Daisy's house, Daisy told Donald that people wouldn't trust him about his unclear voice.
Finally, he finds a solution to clear his voice: taking a voice pill, leading to a massive increase in his brush sales. The customers are grateful to hear and understand Donald's voice.
It increases Donald's confidence and makes him eager to ask Daisy to marry him. After he sells all the brushes, he loses the pills along the way, leaving him only one. Then, he goes back to Daisy's house, just as his new voice reverts to his old voice. When he tries to take the pill, it does nothing and falls to the ground and bounces away from him and he starts following it.
Donald chases the pill through the streets and onto the hat of a particularly large gentleman, and then it finally ends up in the mouth of a cow, which causes the cow to talk in his clear voice, with Donald taunting him for his last pill. Also, the cow can't understand Donald's voice, causing Donald to lose his temper.
Cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- Leslie Denison as Donald Duck's intelligible voice and Talking Cow
- Ruth Clifford as Daisy Duck
Releases
Television
- Disneyland, episode #1.4: "The Donald Duck Story"
- Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, episode #8.6: "Inside Donald Duck"
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #32
- Donald Duck Presents, episode #8
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #49
- Donald's Quack Attack, episode #91
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.40: "Crazy Over Daisy"
Home media
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions - Daisy (VHS)
- Walt Disney's Classic Cartoon Favorites: Best Pals - Donald and Daisy (DVD)
- Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 (DVD)
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
External links
- Donald's Dream Voice at IMDb
- Donald's Dream Voice at The Internet Animation Database
- Donald's Dream Voice on BFI
- Donald's Dream Voice on Filmaffinity
- Donald's Dream Voice on Disney Film Project