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Donald's Lucky Day

  • 19391939
  • 8m
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7.2/10
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David Kerman, Dorothy Lloyd, Clarence Nash, and Paul Norby in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
  • Animation
  • Short
  • Comedy
Donald Duck, delivery boy, is hired to deliver a mysterious package on Friday the Thirteenth. He is hindered by a bothersome black cat -- and by the fact that the package contains a live bom... Read allDonald Duck, delivery boy, is hired to deliver a mysterious package on Friday the Thirteenth. He is hindered by a bothersome black cat -- and by the fact that the package contains a live bomb.Donald Duck, delivery boy, is hired to deliver a mysterious package on Friday the Thirteenth. He is hindered by a bothersome black cat -- and by the fact that the package contains a live bomb.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
807
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jack King(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Carl Barks(story)
    • Jack Hannah(story)
    • Harry Reeves(story)
  • Stars
    • David Kerman(uncredited)
    • Dorothy Lloyd(uncredited)
    • Clarence Nash(voice)
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  • Director
    • Jack King(uncredited)
  • Writers
    • Carl Barks(story)
    • Jack Hannah(story)
    • Harry Reeves(story)
  • Stars
    • David Kerman(uncredited)
    • Dorothy Lloyd(uncredited)
    • Clarence Nash(voice)
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    Clarence Nash in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
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    Clarence Nash in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
    Clarence Nash in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
    Clarence Nash in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
    Donald's Lucky Day (1939)
    Clarence Nash in Donald's Lucky Day (1939)

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    David Kerman
    • Variousas Various
    • (uncredited)
    Dorothy Lloyd
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    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    • Donald Duckas Donald Duck
    • (voice)
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    Paul Norby
    • Variousas Various
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack King(uncredited)
    • Writers
      • Carl Barks(story) (uncredited)
      • Jack Hannah(story) (uncredited)
      • Harry Reeves(story) (uncredited)
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    Donald Duck, delivery boy, is hired to deliver a mysterious package on Friday the Thirteenth. He is hindered by a bothersome black cat -- and by the fact that the package contains a live bomb. —David Gerstein <96dag@williams.edu>
    • half dressed cartoon animal
    • barefoot cartoon animal
    • donald duck character
    • cartoon duck
    • cartoon cat
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    • Genres
      • Animation
      • Short
      • Comedy
      • Family
    • Parents guide

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    • Quotes

      Gangster 1: [presenting another gangster with a bomb tied to an alarm clock] The bomb's ready, boss.

      Gangster 2: Swell. Set it for midnight.

      Gangster 1: Okay, boss.

      [he does]

      Gangster 2: Gee, what a Valentine for Scarbush... the rat.

      Gangster 1: Yeah, it'll be a swell blowout.

      [laughs]

      Gangster 1: Did you send for the messenger, boss?

      Gangster 2: Certainly. The dope's on his way now.

      Gangster 1: Gee, suppose it goes off too soon, boss?

      Gangster 2: [laughs] Then we get a new messenger boy, see?

      [both laugh]

    • Connections
      Edited into The Magical World of Disney: This Is Your Life Donald Duck (1960)

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    5/10
    Donald in a grittier story
    In 1939, both Warner Bros. and Disney released a pair of particularly gritty cartoons. Warners released "Thugs with Dirty Mugs", about a group of cat gangsters - one resembling Edward G. Robinson - going around committing crimes. Disney released "Donald's Lucky Day", in which Donald Duck has to deliver a package on Friday the 13th. Unbeknownst to him, this package contains a bomb that a pair of gangsters are sending to someone (they call the intended target a rat, implying that he's a member of their gang who told the police about them*). Complications arise when a black cat crosses Donny's path.

    It's not any sort of great cartoon - I always liked the Warner Bros. cartoons better than the Disney ones - but it's interesting to see a Disney character in a gritty story for a change. It figures that it would be the temperamental Donald as opposed to the overly nice Mickey.

    *Al Capone once said "Never trust a cop. You never know when he might go straight."
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    • Release date
      • January 13, 1939 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Kalle Ankas lyckliga dag
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
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    • Runtime
      8 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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