Donald Gets Drafted

original title:
Donald Gets Drafted
other titles:
Kalle Anka tar värvning, Aku armeijassa
country / year of production:
USA / 1943
original length:
9 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 1 May 1942
genre:
Animation
based on:
director:
Jack King
film script:
Carl Barks , Jack Hannah , Harry Reeves
producer:
Walt Disney
cinematographer:
editor:
composer:
Paul J. Smith
cast (role):
Clarence Nash (Donald Duck) , Billy Bletcher (Sgt. Pete) , John McLeish (Officer behind desk / Examiner) , Clarence Nash () , Billy Bletcher () , Clarence Nash , Billy Bletcher , John McLeish
more:
plot synopsis:
During WW II Donald gets drafted into the military. He passes the inspection which has barely any obstacles and wants to join the air force since, as he puts it, he comes from a "family of aviators". Still, he is sent to the infantery regiments. During marching he yearningly watches the aircrafts and thus gets out of step, motivating his Sgt. to give him a special training where a lot of accidents happen to Donald. In the end, he is seen peeling potatoes.
keywords:
boot-camp , infantry , short / one-reeler , air force , incompetent officers , recruits
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Andrae, Tom (2006). Carl Barks and the Disney Comic Book. Jackson, Mississippi: Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 56–57.
remarks:
The first of five films which talks about Donalds military training. It is the first to show Donalds middle name: Fauntleroy.
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