Clock Cleaners (1937)

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are cleaning a large clock. Among the complications: Mickey fights a sleeping stork that doesn't want to leave, Donald gets tangled up in the main-spring, and ... See full summary »

Director:

Ben Sharpsteen

Stars:

Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash

Cast

Credited cast:
Pinto Colvig	...	Goofy (voice)
Walt Disney	...	Mickey Mouse (voice)
Clarence Nash	...	Donald Duck (voice)

Storyline

Mickey, Donald, and Goofy are cleaning a large clock. Among the complications: Mickey fights a sleeping stork that doesn't want to leave, Donald gets tangled up in the main-spring, and Goofy is inside the bell when the clock strikes four.

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Plot Keywords:

bell | clock | stork | clock tower | fall | 

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Genres:

Family | Comedy | Animation | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

15 October 1937 (USA)

Also Known As:

Die Uhrenreinigung

Company Credits

Production Co:

Walt Disney Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

9 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Donald: Hey! What's the big idea?
Spring: What's the big idea?
Donald: Aw, shut up!
Spring: You shut up!
Donald: Oh yeah?
Spring: Oh yeah?
Donald: Says you!
Spring: Says I!

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Connections

Edited into Mickey Mouse Disco (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Hickory Dickory Dock"
(uncredited)
Performed by Clarence Nash

User Reviews

This cartoon is a bit slow

I cannot see why this cartoon is one of the best, I'm not saying it's bad, but it doesn't deserve top spot. The gags and timing are slow. The characters milk their gags to the point where I have to yell "Enough Already!!" And another problem with this as well as many Disney cartoons is that the characters interact with objects instead of with each other. Watch a Fleisher or Warner Brothers cartoon made in 1937, and you notice that it is much more engaging than this cartoon or any late 1930s Disney cartoon. The only good thing I have to say about this, is that it is well animated, and colorful, but that's really it. Even the Fleishers made better artwork with their depression era budget!