Donald Gets Drafted
1942 Donald Duck cartoon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Donald Gets Drafted is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.[1] The cartoon has Donald Duck being drafted into the U. S. Army during World War II and follows his introduction to military life. The film was directed by Jack King and introduced the song "The Army's Not the Army Anymore" by Carl Barks and Leigh Harline. The voice cast includes Clarence Nash as Donald, John McLeish as an officer, and Billy Bletcher as Pete who is Donald's drill sergeant.
Donald Gets Drafted | |
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Directed by | Jack King |
Story by | Carl Barks Jack Hannah Harry Reeves |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Billy Bletcher John McLeish Clarence Nash |
Music by | Leigh Harline |
Animation by | Paul Allen Jim Armstrong Hal King Ed Love Ray Patin Retta Scott Judge Whitaker |
Layouts by | Bill Herwig |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 8:55 |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Donald Gets Drafted was the first of a six-part series, within the larger Donald Duck series, which shared a continuity of Donald serving in the army during World War II. The cartoon also revealed for the first time Donald's middle name - Fauntleroy - seen on his "Order to Report for Induction" form from the film's title screen.[2][citation needed]