Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
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- Approved
- 27min
- Animation, Short
- 26 Jun 1959 (USA)
- Short
Donald's goes on an adventure in which it is explained how mathematics can be useful in real life. Through this journey it is shown how numbers are more than graphs and charts, they are geometry, music and magical living things.
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Award:
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast
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Jane Fowler | ... |
Red Queen (uncredited)
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| Paul Frees | ... |
The True Spirit of Adventure / Narrator / Pi creature (uncredited) (voice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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Roman Yanez | ... |
Billiard player (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Les Clark | ... | (sequence director) |
| Joshua Meador | ... | (sequence director) |
| Wolfgang Reitherman | ... | (sequence director) |
| Hamilton Luske | ... | (supervising) (as Hamilton S. Luske) |
| Norman Ferguson | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
| Clyde Geronimi | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
| Jack Hannah | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
| Wilfred Jackson | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
Written by
| Milt Banta | ... | (story) & |
| Bill Berg | ... | (story) & |
| Heinz Haber | ... | (story) (as Dr. Heinz Haber) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Buddy Baker | ||
Cinematography by
| Edward Colman | ||
Editing by
| Lloyd L. Richardson | ||
Art Direction by
| Stan Jolley | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Vincent McEveety | ... | assistant director |
| Dan Alguire | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| Jim Swain | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
| John Hench | ... | styling |
| Art Riley | ... | styling |
Sound Department
| Robert O. Cook | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
| Jack Boyd | ... | effects animator |
| Eustace Lycett | ... | special processes |
| Ed Parks | ... | effects animator (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Ed Austin | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Allen Childs | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| John Folk | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Dick Grills | ... | animation photography (uncredited) |
| Duane Keegan | ... | animation camera (uncredited) |
| Bill Kilduff | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| F. Bud Mautino | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
| Mimi Thornton | ... | animation photography (uncredited) |
| Roy Wade | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Collin Campbell | ... | background artist |
| Bob Carlson | ... | animator |
| Eric Cleworth | ... | animator |
| Basil Davidovich | ... | layout artist |
| Vance Gerry | ... | layout artist |
| Jerry Hathcock | ... | animator |
| Bob McCrea | ... | animator |
| Cliff Nordberg | ... | animator |
| John Sibley | ... | animator |
| McLaren Stewart | ... | layout artist |
| Richard H. Thomas | ... | background artist |
| Harvey Toombs | ... | animator |
| Jimi Trout | ... | background artist |
| Rowland B. Wilson | ... | ink & paint artist |
| Thelma Witmer | ... | background artist |
| Al Zinnen | ... | layout artist |
| John Ahern | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Ruben Apodaca | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Grace Bailey | ... | ink and paint supervisor (uncredited) |
| Wilma Baker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Carole Barnes | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Carole Beers | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Bernie Bonnicksen | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Bill Brazner | ... | paint lab (uncredited) |
| Marjorie Burget | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Joyce Carlson | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Phyllis Craig | ... | color models (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Dahlen | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Raynelle Day | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Jean Erwin | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Becky Fallberg | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Eve Fletcher | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Jane Fowler | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Myrna Gibbs | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Grace Godino | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Ann Guenther | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Lee Guttman | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Fred Hellmich | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Harry Hester | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Karin Holmquist | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Charlotte Huffine | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| John L. Jensen | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Karen Johnson | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Volus Jones | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Justice | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Darlene Kanagy | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Bill Keil | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Beryl Kemper | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Ginni Mack | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Dave Michener | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Charlene Miller | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | animation checker (uncredited) |
| Margaret Nichols | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Sylvia Niday | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Floyd Norman | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Joe Nunez | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Ann Oliphant | ... | checker (uncredited) |
| Ann Paeff | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Barbara Palmer | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Constance Phelps | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Doris Plough | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) / inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Peggy Plowden | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Lisa Poitevint | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Carmen Sanderson | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Glenn Schmitz | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Eva Schneider | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Helen Seibert | ... | paint lab (uncredited) |
| Emalene Seutter | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Marcia Sinclair | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Marion Smith | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Ed Solomon | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Southwood | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| John Sparey | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Betty Stark | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Al Stetter | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Art Stevens | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Diane Strong | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Dave Suding | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
| Norma Swank | ... | final checker (uncredited) |
| Mary Tebb | ... | color model artist (uncredited) |
| Frank Thomas | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
| Val Vreeland | ... | ink & paint artist (uncredited) |
| Joyce Walker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Jean Young | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Evelyn Kennedy | ... | music editor |
| Al Teeter | ... | music editor |
| Ethmer Roten | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Ruth Wright | ... | secretary (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Film Distribution Company (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc.)
- Nippon RKO Eiga (1960) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Abril Vídeo (1993) (Brazil) (VHS) (Walt Disney Mini Clássicos)
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Brazil) (DVD) (in "Fábulas - vol. 3")
- Buena Vista International (2003) (Brazil) (VHS) (in "Fábulas - vol. 3")
- Halven S.A. (1982) (Uruguay) (VHS)
- VideoVisa (1992) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (Mexico) (VHS)
- Walt Disney Home Video (video)
- Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
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| Taglines | Donald the adventurer discovers mirth in math! See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the first Disney cartoon ever televised in color, in 1961, as the first episode of "The Wonderful World of Color" (NBC's new title for The Magical World of Disney (1954) when it switched from ABC-TV to that network). See more » |
| Goofs | During the "imagination" segment towards the end, the Spirit says to put a triangle in a perfect circle, and then turn the triangle. The image that results is a straight line that reaches both the top and bottom of the circle. There is no possible orientation that the original triangle could have to reproduce this visual effect in real life. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited from Our Friend the Atom (1957). See more » |
| Quotes |
The True Spirit of Adventure:
The mind knows no limits when used properly. Think of a pentagram, Donald. Now put another inside, a third, and a fourth. No pencil is sharp enough to draw as fine as you can think, and no paper large enough to hold your imagination. In fact, it is only in the mind that we can conceive infinity. [the infinite progression of pentagrams turns into a hallway of doors] The True Spirit of Adventure: Mathematical thinking has opened the doors to the exciting adventures of science. Donald Duck: I'll be doggone! I've never seen so many doors before. [Runs back and forth from one door to another] The True Spirit of Adventure: Each discovery leads to many others. An endless chain. Donald Duck: Hey, hey! What's the matter with these doors? Hey! These doors won't open! They're locked! The True Spirit of Adventure: Of course they are locked. These are the doors of the future, and the key is... Donald Duck: Mathematics! The True Spirit of Adventure: Right. Mathematics. The boundless treasures of science are locked behind those doors. In time, they will be opened by the curious and inquiring minds of future generations. In the words of Galileo, "Mathematics is the alphabet with which God has written the universe." See more » |