''Dude Duck'' is a 1951 American animated short film featuring
Donald Duck; it was directed by
Jack Hannah
John Frederick Hannah (January 5, 1913 – June 11, 1994) was an American animator, writer and director of animated shorts.
Biography
Hannah was born on January 5, 1913, in Nogales, Arizona. He moved to Los Angeles in 1931 to study at the Art ...
and produced by
Walt Disney
Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...
. In the short film, Donald goes on vacation to a dude ranch and gets a totally uncooperative horse as a mount.
Plot
Donald is vacationing at a dude ranch. After all the beautiful women pick the best horses, Donald ends up with the sad-sack Rover Boy. But Rover Boy wants nothing to do with him.
Voice cast
*
Clarence Nash
Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash (December 7, 1904 – February 20, 1985) was an American voice actor. He was best known as the original voice of the Disney cartoon character Donald Duck. He was born in the rural community of Watonga, Oklahoma, and ...
as
Donald Duck and Rover Boy
Re-release
The short was re-released with ''
DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp'' on August 3, 1990.
Television
* Disneyland, episode #2.22: "On Vacation" (1954)
* Good Morning, Mickey, episode #1 (1983)
* Vacationing With Mickey and Friends (1984)
* Donald Takes a Holiday (1986)
* Disney's Rootin' Tootin' Roundup (1990)
* Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #1 (1992)
* Donald's Quack Attack, episode #22 (1992)
* The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.30: "'50s Donald" (1997)
Home media
The short was released on November 11, 2008, on ''
Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961''.
Additional releases include:
* ''On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends'' (VHS)
References
External links
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*
Dude Duck' at The Internet Animation Database
on Filmaffinity
Donald Duck short films
Films produced by Walt Disney
1950s Disney animated short films
Films directed by Jack Hannah
1951 animated films
1951 films
Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer)
1950s English-language films
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