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"A Donald Duck Cartoon"
Synopsis
- As a photgrapher in the jungles of South America, Donald doesn't expect to come across the crazy Aracuan Bird, who more than fits his name as the "clown of the jungle."
Characters
- Donald Duck (voice : Clarence Nash)
- Aracuan Bird (voice : Pinto Colvig)
Credits
- Director : Jack Hannah
- Animation
- Story
- Music : Oliver Wallace
- Layout : Yale Gracey
- Background : Thelma Witmer
Cut Scenes
- Scenes showing the Aracuan Bird attemting suicide and Donald firing off a machine gun were cut.
Videos
- Germany
- Italy
Laserdiscs
DVD
- Region 1 : United States
- Whispers : An Elephant's Tale
- Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 : 1947-1950
Television
- Walt Disney Presents : "Your Host, Donald Duck" (shown in black and white)
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 54
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.
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From Brad Bethel : This Disney classic had to be one of Jack Hannah's best cartoons under his supervision. It even had a title opening song previously reserved for Mickey Mouse. I especially enjoyed the scenes where the Aracuan Bird sings this wacky tune, and pops up repeatedly in the background. Throughout the cartoon, he also does whatever you may have learned from the Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes characters, preferably Daffy Duck. The Clown of the Jungle's insanity even winds up to the point where Donald Duck becomes a nutcase himself. A very interesting presentation for the Disney staff.
From Ryan : This is one of my favorite Donald Duck shorts. Donald is a bird photographer in the jungle who spots the crazy Aracuan Bird. There were quite a few fun gags I enjoyed such as the scene where the bird kept handing Donald the stones, causing Donald to build a small house. One scene that is not typical of a Disney short is where the Aracuan Bird paints a tunnel into a rock and Donald runs into it. This is more common in a WB short. One thing I noticed was when Donald is getting angry at the bird, he runs after him and shouts "Come here, ya doggone pest!" His incoherent voice made it sound as though he were swearing like it did in the 1937 short "Clock Cleaners." I enjoy the ending of this short where Donald practically turns into the Aracuan bird himself, going crazy and shouting the Aracuan Bird's phrase.
From Baruch Weiss : Photographer Donald is continually annoyed and driven up a wall by a crazy Aracuan bird. This short was unusual for Disney; the gags of this cartoon make it look like it was directed by one of the directors from the WB studios like Chuck Jones or Friz Freling.
From Martin : Does anybody out there know what the Mexican folk song is called, which the aracuan bird's song is 'sampled' from? I've read somewhere that it's called either 'lilongo', 'lolingo', or maybe 'gorilongo', but I can't find it anywhere. It would be interesting to hear the whole song! Yes, it's actually a 'real' song - try slowing the song/sound down to half the speed, and you'll hear a part of it. Yep, the "arapapa..."-sound.
From Mike : This is a very funny cartoon. The Clown of the Jungle is a very funny character. His song is hilarious, and the gags work on every level.
Referenced Comments
- Crazy With the Heat (1947)
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