''Donald's Lucky Day'' is a 1939 Donald Duck cartoon released by

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Plot

In a harborside building on a foggy night (February 13), which happens to fall on Friday the 13th, two criminals prepare a gift bomb to send to someone named "Scarpuss" at "1313 13th Street" for

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. Donald Duck is hired to deliver the package, being unaware of the bomb it contains. Complications arise when a black cat crosses his path, but fortunately for Donald, the cat ends up knocking the bomb into the water of the harbor, and he survives.

Voice cast

* Donald Duck:

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* Black Cat: Purv Pullen

Reception

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'' reviewed the short on October 11, 1938, saying: "The fowl is a messenger boy this time, commissioned to deliver an infernal machine on Friday the 13th. His errand is stymied by a playful but very black cat which is unintentionally but most amusingly instrumental in preventing Donald's death by dynamite. Donald is less quarrelsome and deal more understandable than commonly. It is one of his best appearances."

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941''.

References

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* 1930s color films 1939 animated films 1939 films 1939 short films 1939 comedy films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney 1930s Disney animated short films Films scored by Oliver Wallace Donald Duck short films Films with screenplays by Carl Barks {{1930s-Disney-animation-film-stub