Donald's Penguin (1939)
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- Approved
- 7min
- Family, Animation
- 11 Aug 1939 (USA)
- Short
Admiral Byrd ships Donald a penguin from the South Pole. Donald is amused by it, until he thinks it has eaten his goldfish. It hasn't - yet - so Donald gets a fish from the fridge to make amends. When he comes back, though, he's got a...
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Cast
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Louis Manley | ... |
Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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Tootsie | ... |
Peguin (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jack King | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Carl Barks | ... | (writer) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Oliver Wallace | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jim Handley | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Paul Allen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Wilma Baker | ... | ink and paint artist (uncredited) |
| Johnny Cannon | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jim Carmichael | ... | background artist (uncredited) |
| Al Eugster | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Hannah | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bill Herwig | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| James McManus | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Lee Morehouse | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Fred Spencer | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Don Towsley | ... | animator (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- RKO Radio Pictures (1939) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Films (1939) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Pictures (1959) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
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Admiral Byrd ships Donald a penguin from the South Pole. Donald is amused by it, until he thinks it has eaten his goldfish. It hasn't - yet - so Donald gets a fish from the fridge to make amends. When he comes back, though, he's got a reason to be upset with the penguin.
Written by Jon Reeves |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The name of the Admiral that sends Donald the penguin is spelled as Bird, not Byrd. An intentional gag, as the Disney people didn't make typo mistakes very often. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Circus Day - The Boginos (1956). See more » |
| Quotes |
[the penguin has eaten Donald's goldfish]
Donald Duck: [enraged] You thief! See more » |