Donald and the Wheel (1961)
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- Approved
- 17min
- Animation, Short
- 21 Jun 1961 (USA)
- Short
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear...
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Cast
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Bill Cole | ... |
(voice)
(as The Mellomen)
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Bill Lee | ... |
(voice)
(as The Mellomen)
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Thurl Ravenscroft | ... |
Spirit of Progress, Senior (voice)
(as The Mellomen)
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Max Smith | ... |
Spirit of Progress, Junior (voice)
(as The Mellomen)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Hamilton Luske | ... | (as Hamilton S. Luske) |
Written by
| Bill Berg | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Buddy Baker | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jim Swain | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| McLaren Stewart | ... | art stylist |
| Xavier Atencio | ... | art stylist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Eustace Lycett | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Joshua Meador | ... | effects animator |
Animation Department
| Les Clark | ... | animator |
| Don Griffith | ... | layout artist |
| Hal King | ... | animator |
| Fred Kopietz | ... | animator |
| Art Riley | ... | color stylist |
| Saul Bass | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| John L. Jensen | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Niday | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Cliff Nordberg | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joe Nunez | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Constance Phelps | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Doris Plough | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Peggy Plowden | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Lisa Poitevint | ... | xerographer (uncredited) |
| Lois Ryker | ... | xerographer (uncredited) |
| Betty Stark | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Dave Suding | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Jean Young | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Music Department
| The Mellowmen Quartet | ... | musician (as The Mellomen) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1961) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Distribution Co., Inc.)
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Storyline
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A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Originally released on a bill with The Parent Trap (1961). See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Man on Wheels (1967). See more » |