''Officer Duck'' is a

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by The Walt Disney Company. Donald is an anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor shirt and cap with a bow tie. Donald is known fo ...

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which is produced in

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and released September 22, 1939 by

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. This cartoon marked the first appearance of

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in a ''

'' series cartoon.

Plot

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is asked to capture a terrible villain named Tiny Tom (

). Donald starts his mission by finding Tom's decrepit house. Donald nervously tells Tom—who is much bigger and stronger than Donald—that he is under arrest. Tom angrily kicks Donald out. Donald decides to use a different

strategy Strategy (from Greek στρατηγία ''stratēgia'', "art of troop leader; office of general, command, generalship") is a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty. In the sense of the "art ...

by pretending to be an

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who was abandoned, and subsequently gains Tom's

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. When Tom spots

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in the baby crib, Donald shakes them noisily, convincing Tom that the handcuffs are being used a

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. As Tom continues to play with Donald as if he were a baby, Donald repeatedly tries and fails to steal the

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from Tom's pocket. Donald finally manages to handcuff Tom, and then tricks him into giving him the gun by throwing a

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. Donald removes his baby costume, revealing his police uniform. An enraged Tom, realizing that he has been tricked, chases Donald, and threatens to rip him into pieces. Luckily for Donald, a large group of police are marching by on parade, blocking the road. Tom turns around, followed by Donald and the rest of the marching police offers. Donald

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in front of the camera proudly.

Voice cast

Billy Bletcher William Bletcher (September 24, 1894 – January 5, 1979) was an American actor. He was known for voice roles for various classic animated characters, most notably Pete in Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse short films and the Big Bad Wolf in Disney' ...

as Tiny Tom *

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 ...

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941''. The short is also part of the direct-to-video anthology film ''

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''.

References

External links

* 1939 animated films 1939 films 1930s color films 1939 comedy films Films directed by Clyde Geronimi Films produced by Walt Disney 1930s Disney animated short films Films scored by Paul Smith (film and television composer) Donald Duck short films {{1930s-Disney-animation-film-stub