How to Be a Detective (1952)
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- Approved
- 6min
- Animation, Short
- 12 Dec 1952 (USA)
- Short
Goofy is hired to solve a mystery of a missing "Al." He searches the city for clues, but constantly runs into a city sheriff (who is portrayed by Pete) who tells him to let the police handle it. A car chase occurs and the drivers ram into...
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Cast
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| Alan Reed | ... |
Narrator / Burglar (voice)
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| Billy Bletcher | ... |
Al Muldoon (uncredited) (voice)
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| Pinto Colvig | ... |
Goofy (uncredited) (voice)
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| June Foray | ... |
The Dame (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Jack Kinney | ||
| Jack Hannah | ... | (uncredited) (earlier cartoon clips) |
Written by
| Dick Kinney | ... | () |
| Brice Mack | ... | () |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Joseph Dubin | ... | (as Joseph S. Dubin) |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Dan MacManus | ... | effects animator |
Animation Department
| Ed Aardal | ... | animator |
| Dick Anthony | ... | background artist |
| Hugh Fraser | ... | animator |
| George Nicholas | ... | animator |
| John Sibley | ... | animator |
| Al Zinnen | ... | layout artist |
| Eve Fletcher | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Beryl Kemper | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | checker (uncredited) |
| Cliff Nordberg | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Al Stetter | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
Production Companies
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- RKO Radio Pictures (1952) (United States) (theatrical)
- RKO Radio Pictures (1953) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Walt Disney Home Video (2002) (United States) (DVD)
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Storyline
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Goofy is hired to solve a mystery of a missing "Al." He searches the city for clues, but constantly runs into a city sheriff (who is portrayed by Pete) who tells him to let the police handle it. A car chase occurs and the drivers ram into a haystack. It turns out that Al is actually the city sheriff who is supposed to get married to the woman who hires Goofy to find him. Written by Coolguy |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Goofy is seen reading a Mickey Mouse comic book. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into The Donald Duck Story (1954). See more » |
| Quotes |
Goofy:
Looks like I'm gettin' to the bottom of this case! See more » |