Donald and Pluto (1936)

Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin clinging to him, especially his metal dog dish.

Writers:

Jack Kinney, Roy Williams

Stars:

Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Pinto Colvig	...	Pluto (voice) (uncredited)
Clarence Nash	...	Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

Storyline

Plumber Donald is using a large magnet in his work. When he drops it, it causes trouble for Pluto, especially after Pluto swallows it. Things begin clinging to him, especially his metal dog dish.

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Plot Keywords:

dog | plumber | magnet | cartoon duck | anthropomorphism | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

12 September 1936 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aku Ankka ja Pluto

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Victor High Fidelity Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This cartoon was released as a Mickey Mouse short, although Donald is the main character and Mickey doesn't appear in it.

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Connections

Featured in The Many Faces of Donald Duck (2007)

User Reviews

Two Toons In Trouble

A Walt Disney Cartoon

While attempting to fix a plumbing problem, DONALD AND PLUTO run afoul of nearly every hazardous object in the place.

This little film has some very funny moments, although there is not much actual interplay between the two characters. The Pup's struggles with a large magnet dominate the cartoon, while the Duck's temperamental reactions to the plot are a definite delight. Clarence Nash provides Donald with his unique voice.

Walt Disney (1901-1966) was always intrigued by pictures & drawings. As a lad in Marceline, Missouri, he sketched farm animals on scraps of paper; later, as an ambulance driver in France during the First World War, he drew comic figures on the sides of his vehicle. Back in Kansas City, along with artist Ub Iwerks, Walt developed a primitive animation studio that provided animated commercials and tiny cartoons for the local movie theaters. Always the innovator, his ALICE IN CARTOONLAND series broke ground in placing a live figure in a cartoon universe. Business reversals sent Disney & Iwerks to Hollywood in 1923, where Walt's older brother Roy became his lifelong business manager & counselor. When a mildly successful series with Oswald The Lucky Rabbit was snatched away by the distributor, the character of Mickey Mouse sprung into Walt's imagination, ensuring Disney's immortality. The happy arrival of sound technology made Mickey's screen debut, STEAMBOAT WILLIE (1928), a tremendous audience success with its use of synchronized music. The SILLY SYMPHONIES soon appeared, and Walt's growing crew of marvelously talented animators were quickly conquering new territory with full color, illusions of depth and radical advancements in personality development, an arena in which Walt's genius was unbeatable. Mickey's feisty, naughty behavior had captured millions of fans, but he was soon to be joined by other animated companions: temperamental Donald Duck, intellectually-challenged Goofy and energetic Pluto. All this was in preparation for Walt's grandest dream - feature length animated films. Against a blizzard of doomsayers, Walt persevered and over the next decades delighted children of all ages with the adventures of Snow White, Pinocchio, Dumbo, Bambi & Peter Pan. Walt never forgot that his fortunes were all started by a mouse, or that childlike simplicity of message and lots of hard work always pay off.