''The Plastics Inventor'' is a Disney animated short from 1944, produced in

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, featuring Donald Duck.

Plot

Donald Duck makes an

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made of

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, following instructions from a

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. Problems ensue when during the test flight when Donald learns that the plastic melts when wet and it is destroyed by rain.

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

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946''.

References

External links

* Donald Duck short films 1944 films 1940s Disney animated short films 1944 animated films 1944 short films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney Animated films about aviation Films scored by Oliver Wallace Films with screenplays by Carl Barks {{Disney-animation-film-stub