"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date September 20, 1946

Synopsis

Donald stoically tries to keep his lighthouse light lit, much to the chagrin of Marblehead the pelican, who is trying to get some sleep.

Characters

Donald Duck

Marblehead

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation : Bob Carlson

Videos

United States

Pete's Dragon

Germany

Donald Duck die Grösste Schau der Welt

Donald Ich Bin der Grösste (30 minute version)

Goofy Präsentiert

France

Donald Superstar

Italy

Pippo Superstar

Buon Compleanno Paperino

Paperino Piume Guai e Simpatia

Laserdiscs

Japan

Donald's Golden Jubilee

DVD

Region 1 : United States

Pete's Dragon

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Duck Volume 2

Region 2 : Italy

Pete's Dragon

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #21 : Goin' to the Birds

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #37

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Ryan : This short is okay, but I wouldn't call it one of my favorites. It gets pretty tiring after the pelican has kept blowing out the fire that Donald lit.

From Tadhg Christopher Bird : In this post-war cartoon, you can see that Disney was still trying to make its animation as cost-effective as possible. The cheap animation however does not distract from the fun gags of Donald trying to keep the lamp of his lighthouse lit.

From Baruch Weiss : This short's not that good at all, all that pelican wanted was some sleep and Donald had to start the trouble!

From Bryan Hensley : I don't remember seeing this short anywhere else but Pete's Dragon: High-Flying Edition Disney DVD, which came out in August. That poor pelican just wanted to go to sleep, but Donald kept bugging him! Ain't he a devil? Donald kept trying to keep the lighthouse lit, but the pelican kept blowing out the candle, over and over again! They suddenly realized it was morning by the end! Donald put down all the shades to make it dark, and the lighting and blowing happens all over again! I hope all of you enjoy this classic short between the wants of a duck and a pelican at a lighthouse!

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