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Yale Gracey
Yale Gracey (September 3, 1910 – September 5, 1983) was a Disney Imagineer, writer, and layout artist for many Disney animated shorts, including classics such as ''The Three Caballeros'' and '' Fantasia''. Gracey joined the company in 1939 as a layout artist for ''Pinocchio''. In the 1960s, he designed many of the special effects for the Pirates of the Caribbean and Haunted Mansion attractions at Disneyland Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney initially envision .... Among these was a fire effect, developed for ''Pirates of the Caribbean'', which appeared so realistic that the Disneyland fire department wanted an emergency switch to turn it off in case of a real fire. The Haunted Mansion character Master Gracey was named in homage to him. Gracey retired from the company on October 4, 1975. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai
Shanghai (; , , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ) is one of the four direct-administered municipalities of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The city is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze River, with the Huangpu River flowing through it. With a population of 24.89 million as of 2021, Shanghai is the most populous urban area in China with 39,300,000 inhabitants living in the Shanghai metropolitan area, the second most populous city proper in the world (after Chongqing) and the only city in East Asia with a GDP greater than its corresponding capital. Shanghai ranks second among the administrative divisions of Mainland China in human development index (after Beijing). As of 2018, the Greater Shanghai metropolitan area was estimated to produce a gross metropolitan product (nominal) of nearly 9.1 trillion RMB ($1.33 trillion), exceeding that of Mexico with GDP of $1.22 trillion, the 15th largest in the world. Shanghai is one of the world's major centers for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saludos Amigos
''Saludos Amigos'' (Spanish language, Spanish for "Greetings, Friends") is a 1942 American Live-action animated film, live-action/animated anthology film produced by Walt Disney and released by RKO Pictures, RKO Radio Pictures. It is the List of Walt Disney Animation Studios films, sixth Disney animated feature film and the first of the six package films produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios, Walt Disney Productions in the 1940s. Set in Latin America, it is made up of four different segments; Donald Duck stars in two of them and Goofy stars in one. It also features the first appearance of José Carioca, the Brazilian cigar-smoking parrot.''Walt & El Grupo'' (documentary film, 2008). ''Saludos Amigos'' premiered in Rio de Janeiro on August 24, 1942. It was released in the United States on February 6, 1943. ''Saludos Amigos'' was popular enough that Walt Disney decided to make another film about Latin America, ''The Three Caballeros'', to be produced two years later. At 42 minute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bootle Beetle
''Bootle Beetle'' is a 1947 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. Plot A rare breed insect, the Bootle beetle, tells the story of how, as a child, he left the forest and came across a monster, Donald Duck, who recognized the rare insect and tried to capture him in a jar. Voice cast *Clarence Nash as Donald Duck *Dink Trout Francis "Dink" Trout (June 18, 1898 – March 26, 1950) was an American actor, voice artist and radio personality. Early years Trout was born in 1898 in Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois. Radio In 1927, Trout had his own musical ... as Bootle Beetle Home media The short was released on December 11, 2007 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950''. References External links * * {{Donald Duck 1947 films 1947 animated films 1940s Disney animated short films Donald Duck short films Films produced by Walt Disney ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clown Of The Jungle
''Clown of the Jungle'' is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck. It marks the first short film appearance of the Aracuan Bird, previously seen in ''The Three Caballeros'' (1944). In the short film, Donald Duck is visiting the jungle to photograph its tropical birds, but things take a turn for the worse when Donald encounters the extremely annoying Aracuan Bird. Plot In the South American jungle, the narrator introduces us to the various birds living there and to wildlife photographer Donald Duck intent on getting some pictures. Unfortunately, all his attempts to photograph birds are ruined by the "clown of the jungle", the Aracuan Bird. Example: when Donald attempts to photograph a chorus line of hummingbirds, the Aracuan Bird interrupts the picture with a Russian kick dance. Donald becomes aggravated to the point where he gives chase but the bird always manages to outsmart Donald and make short work of h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Straight Shooters
''Straight Shooters'' is a 1947 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney, featuring Donald Duck. Plot Donald Duck runs a shooting gallery at the carnival. His nephews come by dressed as band leaders and he offers them a free shot, but when the first one hits all the targets, the notoriously cheap Donald switches a cheap prize for the correct one, boxes of candy. He then gives the other two boys gimmicked guns; the last one is empty, but the targets break anyway because one boy is hitting them from behind. Donald chases them off, they use the mystic's booth next door to get revenge. Voice cast * Clarence Nash as Donald Duck, Huey, Dewey, and Louie Huey, Dewey, and Louie are triplet cartoon characters created by storyboard artist ( screenwriter) Carl Barks for The Walt Disney Company from an idea proposed by cartoonist Al Taliaferro and are the nephews of Donald Duck and the grand-ne ... Music This is the first Donald Duck cartoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Dribble (film)
''Double Dribble'' is a 1946 Disney theatrical cartoon short that spoofs the sport of basketball and stars Goofy. It is directed by Jack Hannah. Plot A series of characters of the same species as Goofy are playing a game of college basketball, with one team representing "U.U." and the other representing the hopelessly outmatched and undersized " P.U." The short primarily focuses on a wide gamut of physically impossible and illegal stunts taken by each team. In the end, P.U. wins the match on a last-second shot that sends a P.U. player through the basket (although it appears to be P.U.'s ''own'' basket). The game ends with the lone fan in the stands, presumably Goofy himself, singing the P.U. '' alma mater''. (When the series was edited for television, this character was voiced by Jeff Bennett with a very different voice, more closely resembling the voice of Mr. Smee from Disney adaptations of ''Peter Pan''.) Production As an inside joke, the players are named for members of Di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive
''Frank Duck Brings 'Em Back Alive'' is a 1946 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. In this installment of the ''Donald & Goofy'' series, Donald Duck appears as "Frank Duck", a jungle explorer determined to capture a live "wild man", played by Goofy. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald and Pinto Colvig as Goofy. The character Frank Duck and the title of the film are spoofs of Frank Buck and his 1930 book '' Bring 'Em Back Alive'' which was adapted into a 1932 documentary film. Plot Goofy appears as a wild man living in an African jungle, gracefully swinging from vine to vine (a nod to Tarzan). Employed by the Ajax Circus, Frank Duck (Donald) arrives in the jungle on a river boat in search of a wild man. After Goofy bungles an attempt to kill Frank, Frank presents the illiterate wild man with a contract which the wild man eventually eats. Frank tries to capture the wild m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Story Of Menstruation
''The Story of Menstruation'' is a 1946 10-minute American animated film produced by Walt Disney Productions. It was commissioned by the International Cello-Cotton Company (now Kimberly-Clark) and was shown in a non-theatrical release to approximately 105 million American students in health education classes. In 2015, it was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry. History It was part of a 1945 to 1951 series of films that Disney produced for American schools. Gynecologist Mason Hohn was hired as a consultant to ensure that the film was scientifically accurate. Hohn was hired to increase the likelihood that school doctors and nurses would allow the film to be shown. Hohn's involvement led to a stronger emphasis on biology than other marketing by ICCC. ''The Story of Menstruation'' increased its reputation when it received the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval. It was one of the first commercially sponsored films to be distributed to high schools. It was distribut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lighthouse Keeping
''Lighthouse Keeping'' is a 1946 American animated cartoon directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney. In the cartoon, Donald battles with an angry pelican to keep his lighthouse light on. The pelican's name is not used in the short, but ''Disney A to Z'' reveals that his name is Marblehead. Plot Donald is reading his book but he tries to read his book and let the light rotate at the same time. However Donald falls off his chair so he moves his a bit closer to light, And he ends up sliding towards the window and gets bored with his job as a lighthouse keeper as he can't read his book while the light rotates around, and when he sees a sleeping pelican out the window, he decides to wake him up by shining the light on him. After the pelican wakes up he moves to another spot, When he goes back to sleep Donald shines the light on him again. So the pelican blocks the light with his nest. But, stands of light shines through the twigs. The pelican gets fed up and invades the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Knight For A Day
''A Knight for a Day'' is a 1946 Disney short film starring Goofy, which is loosely based on the novel ''A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court''. Directed by Jack Hannah, this 7-minute animated comedy short was scripted by Bill Peet. While classified as a Goofy cartoon, Goofy himself is not used in this film, but his appearance is used as the basis for all the characters. Plot The story takes place at a stadium in medieval Canterbury (which is later incorrectly indicated to be in the British Empire), and features a jousting competition between Sir Loinsteak and Sir Cumference, who is a black knight and the current champion, with a sportscaster-like announcer calling the action of the battle. The prize for the contest is the right to marry Princess Esmeralda. Due to a pre-bout accident, Sir Loinsteak is knocked out, leaving his loyal and humble squire Cedric to take his place in the tournament. While Sir Cumference dominates the inexperienced simpleton early on, Cedric's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
No Sail
''No Sail'' is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1945, featuring Donald Duck and Goofy. It follows Donald and Goofy after finding themselves stranded at sea and the crazy ways they try to survive. Plot Goofy and Donald buy a coin-operated sailboat, which leaves Donald constantly depositing nickels into the slot to keep the sail functioning. Donald loses his temper and breaks the mechanism, stranding him and Goofy in the open ocean. After several days, they try to catch some fish to eat, but are beaten by a seagull. Donald realizes that sharks are beginning to circle, but Goofy remains happily oblivious. When the sharks leave, Donald accidentally falls bill-first into the coin slot, which sends the mast shooting out and folding into place. Voice cast * Donald Duck: Clarence Nash * Goofy: Pinto Colvig Vance DeBar Colvig Sr. (September 11, 1892 – October 3, 1967), professionally Pinto Colvig, was an American voice actor, newspaper cartoonist, and circus and va ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
