Donald's Better Self (1938)
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- TV-G
- 8min
- Animation, Short
- 11 Mar 1938 (USA)
- Short
Schoolboy Donald is torn between his angel and devil sides, though in Donald's case, the devil side isn't hard to resist. But the smoking he's encouraged to do turns him green and gives him regrets, and when the good side shows up and...
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Cast
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Thelma Boardman | ... |
Donald's Angel (uncredited) (voice)
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| Don Brodie | ... |
Donald's Devil (uncredited) (voice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Jack King | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Tom Armstrong | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| Carl Barks | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Harry Reeves | ... | () (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Oliver Wallace | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Wilma Baker | ... | painter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mickey Batchelder | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Paul Allen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jim Carmichael | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Chuck Couch | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Robert Givens | ... | animation checker (uncredited) |
| Jack Hannah | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ferdinand Horvath | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Ed Love | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Charles Payzant | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Bill Peet | ... | inbetween artist (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Don Towsley | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bernard Wolf | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Marvin Woodward | ... | assistant animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada (1938) (Canada) (theatrical) (as RKO Distributing Corporation of Canada, Ltd.)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1938) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- RKO Pictures (Australasia) (1938) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Schoolboy Donald is torn between his angel and devil sides, though in Donald's case, the devil side isn't hard to resist. But the smoking he's encouraged to do turns him green and gives him regrets, and when the good side shows up and kicks evil's butt, Donald cheers.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When Donald passes the mailbox, the mailbox flag starts waving like a telegraph key, sounding out Morse code. The code translates to 'CQ HI KID'. In amateur radio protocol, CQ means 'Calling all stations', a general call. The code is -.-. --.- .... .. -.- .. -.. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Donald's Decision (1942). See more » |