Plot
One evening, while eagerly awaiting a date with Daisy, Donald realizes he is short of money. He catches sight of Huey, Dewey, and Louie's piggy bank, and following a brief battle with his conscience, he takes it. After sending his nephews to bed, Donald breaks the piggy bank open, takes the money, and goes on to have a wonderful time with Daisy at a local nightclub. Later that evening, Donald drops Daisy off at her house and starts to walk home. He feels prideful at first, but then his conscience returns and calls him a gangster, reminding him that bank robbery is a federal crime. Donald starts to imagine that federal agents are chasing him and he starts to run. As the film continues, his visions become more nightmarish and desperate. At last, Donald corners himself in a dark alley and believes he is in prison. He frantically grabs the bars of a door window and shakes it. A sign falls off and hits him in the head. It's a 'help wanted' sign, and Donald discovers the door is the service entrance of an all night cafe. Donald works through the night and earns enough money to pay back his nephews, except when he returns the money to the piggy bank, he accidentally returns $1.30 of the original $1.25. When the nephews wake up, they see Donald trying to take a nickel from the piggy bank and begin to complain. Donald's conscience reminds him, "You see, chum? Crime doesn't pay."Voice cast
* Donald Duck and nephews: Clarence Nash * Daisy Duck: Ruth Clifford * Donald's Conscience: Harry E. LangCensorship
The scene that shows Donald's nephews playing with toy guns was cut in this film for being too violent. Another scene that sees Donald smoking his cigar was also cut in this film due to usage of tobacco.Releases
* 1945 - original theatrical release * 1961 - '' Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color'', episode #8.6: "Inside Donald Duck" (TV) * c. 1983 - '' Good Morning, Mickey!'', episode #63 * 1984 - ''Donald 50th Birthday'' (only Spanish language used for international appeal) * c. 1992 - '' Mickey's Mouse Tracks'', episode #28 (TV) * c. 1992 - '' Donald's Quack Attack'', episode #11 (TV) * 1998 - '' The Ink and Paint Club'', episode #1.34: "Donald's Nephews" (TV)Home media
The short was released on December 6, 2005 on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946''. Additional releases include: * 1984 - "Cartoon Classics: More of Disney's Best: 1932-1946" (VHS) * 2002 - bonus on DVD of '' The Great Mouse Detective'' (DVD) * 2006 - ''Classic Cartoon Favorites: Best Pals: Donald and Daisy'' (DVD) * 2010 -References
{{Jack King 1940s English-language films American animated short films 1940s Disney animated short films 1945 crime films Donald Duck short films American crime films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney American parody films RKO Pictures short films RKO Pictures animated short films Films about ducks Film noir cartoons Films with screenplays by Ralph Wright Films about theft Films scored by Edward H. Plumb English-language short films English-language crime films 1945 animated short films