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Clock Cleaners

  • 1937
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  • 9m
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7.4/10
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Walt Disney and Clarence Nash in Clock Cleaners (1937)
AnimationShortComedy

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... Read allMickey, 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.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.

  • Director
    • Ben Sharpsteen
  • Writers
    • Otto Englander
    • Roy Williams
  • Stars
    • Pinto Colvig
    • Walt Disney
    • James MacDonald
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.4/10
    2.8K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Ben Sharpsteen
    • Writers
      • Otto Englander
      • Roy Williams
    • Stars
      • Pinto Colvig
      • Walt Disney
      • James MacDonald
    • 22User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    Pinto Colvig
    Pinto Colvig
    • Goofy
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Walt Disney
    Walt Disney
    • Mickey Mouse
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    James MacDonald
    • Spring
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    • Donald Duck
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Walter Tetley
    • Stork's sleeping
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Ben Sharpsteen(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Otto Englander(uncredited)
      • Roy Williams(uncredited)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      When the bell rings with Goofy inside it, he looks out suspiciously and says "Mice!" This is a reference to W.C. Fields who said exactly the same thing when there was a crash backstage during one of his comedy acts.
    • Goofs
      Unbeknownst to him, Mickey standing on to polishing the '3' numerical on clock's front area by broom at outside, as there's no wooden Swing board with ropes attached on the top of '3' structure shown above, Mickey turns and glimpsing so horrified at Goofy who is walking on the loose rope, far away from Mickey, as the end of rope is about to free from the clamped roller. Next cut, Mickey then immediately takes action to grab the first appearance of the Swing and ropes in the same scene, and throw it to Goofy.
    • 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!

      Donald: I'll bust you, you doggone snake-in-the-grass!

    • Alternate versions
      One version omits the scene where Mickey tries to get the stork out of the clock tower.
    • Connections
      Edited into Mickey Mouse Disco (1980)
    • Soundtracks
      Hickory Dickory Dock
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Clarence Nash

    User reviews22

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    7/10
    Quite good
    Though it is yet another 'everything goes wrong' cartoon (pretty much EVERY Disney short) this one has enough imagination to keep you amused. I remember watching it as a kid and being impressed with the set-pieces and hijinks even then.

    Basically Mickey, Donald and Goofy are cleaning a huge clock tower, taller than all the little skyscrapers (surely no one would be able to tell the time from down on the street) at 3 o'clock in the afternoon. It's a risky dangerous job but they seem to all know what they're doing and never loose their footholds. But a big stork, an angry spring and a sleepwalking Goofy all make it end in disaster. Funny!
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    • CuriosityKilledShawn
    • Mar 5, 2005

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 15, 1937 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Чистильники годинників
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      9 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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