Donald's Ostrich
Donald's Ostrich is an animated short film. It was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 10, 1937, by RKO Radio Pictures.[2] It was the first film in the Donald Duck series of short films, although billed at the time as a Mickey Mouse cartoon. It was the first of the series to be released by RKO.[3]
| Donald's Ostrich | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Jack King |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Carl Barks |
| Starring | Elvia Allman Billy Bletcher Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Jack Hannah Paul Allen Johnny Cannon[1] |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 9 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Production
Donald's Ostrich was directed by Jack King and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald Duck, Pinto Colvig as Hortense the Ostrich, and Elvia Allman and Billy Bletcher as radio voices.
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Hortense the Ostrich: Pinto Colvig
- Lady Chef on Radio: Elvia Allman
- Villain on Radio: Billy Bletcher
- Bass Singer: Fred Toones
- Opera Singer: Adriana Caselotti
Home media
The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[4]
It was also released on VHS on Walt Disney Cartoon Classics Vol. 2: Here's Donald.
References
- ↑ Donald's Ostrich Archived November 24, 2012, at the Wayback Machine at The Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts
- ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ↑ Donald's Ostrich at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ "The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 13, 2021.