The New Spirit (1942)
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- Approved
- 7min
- Documentary, Animation
- 23 Jan 1942 (USA)
- Short
- Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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Cast
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| Cliff Edwards | ... |
(uncredited) (singingVoice)
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| Clarence Nash | ... |
Donald Duck (uncredited) (voice)
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| Fred Shields | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited) (voice)
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The Sportsmen Quartet | ... |
Singing Group (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Wilfred Jackson | ... | (uncredited) |
| Ben Sharpsteen | ... | (uncredited) |
Written by
| Joe Grant | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
| Dick Huemer | ... | (story) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Oliver Wallace | ... | (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lou Debney | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Mickey Batchelder | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Ed Aardal | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Paul Allen | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Jack Bailey | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Bob Carlson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Andy Engman | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Dan MacManus | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joshua Meador | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Kendall O'Connor | ... | background artist (uncredited) / layout artist (uncredited) |
| Don Patterson | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | checker (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- National Screen Service (1942) (United States) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
This short was made expressly for and under the auspices of War Activities Committee of the U. S. Treasury Department, and was distributed to theatres at no charge by only National Screen Services, since the War Activities Committee nor the U. S. Treasury Department had no film-exchange offices nor a theatre-distribution set-up. The premise is that it would take 'taxes to beat the axis', and Donald Duck is a reluctant tax-payer until he listens to a radio broadcast concerning the importance of all U.S. citizens to pay their share of taxes, and Donald gets into a conversation with the radio commentator, and learns why it is important to pay taxes to beat the axis.
Written by Les Adams |
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| Taglines | At Last It's Here, The Color Cartoon You've Heard and Read Columns About (Print Ad-Times-News, ((Twin Falls, Idaho)) 8 March 1942) See more » |
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| Parents Guide | Add content advisory for parents » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | When the commissioner, The US Secretary of the Treasury, learned of the proposal of using Donald Duck as the feature character of the film, he insisted on a generic "Mr. Taxpayer" character instead. Walt Disney managed to convince him that using one of the studio's most popular characters would make for a more entertaining film and therefore, give a more effective message to the audience. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Food Will Win the War (1942). See more » |