Don Donald
| Don Donald | |
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| Directed by | Ben Sharpsteen |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Webb Smith Otto Englander Merrill De Maris |
| Voices by | Clarence Nash |
| Music by | Paul J. Smith |
| Animation by |
Fred Spencer Dick Huemer Al Eugster Johnny Cannon Milt Schaffer Jack Hannah Ugo D'Orsi |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | United Artists |
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| Color process | Technicolor |
| Running time | 8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Followed by | Modern Inventions |
Don Donald is a 1937 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon follows Donald Duck attempting to woo a female Mexican duck named Donna. It was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and features music by Paul J. Smith which was adapted from the Mexican folk songs "Cielito Lindo" and "Jarabe Tapatío." Clarence Nash voiced both Donald and Donna.
Although billed at the time as another Mickey Mouse cartoon, explaining the face of Mickey Mouse at the beginning, the film is actually the first installment of the Donald Duck series, and is the first to feature Donald as the primary starring character. The film also introduces a love interest for Donald.
Donald Duck rides a donkey through the Mexican desert playing a guitar and wearing a sombrero on his way to the house of his girlfriend, Donna Duck. Donna dances the Mexican Hat Dance and eventually lands on Donald's donkey who throws her off his back. Donald laughs causing Donna to get angry. She knocks Donald into a fountain, breaks his guitar over his head, and storms back inside the house.
Back outside, the donkey laughs at Donald's misfortunes. Donald decides to exchange the donkey for a car at a nearby trading post.
Donna is immediately won back with Donald's car. She lands in the rumble seat and gives Donald a big kiss. Together they speed off through the desert, but eventually the car has engine problems and stops working. Donald confidently tries to fix the problem but the car throws Donald out and speeds off without him. The rumble seat closes on Donna and she is trapped inside with Donald in pursuit. The car crashes, throwing Donna out of the rumble seat, across a waterhole, and into a mud puddle, and Donald laughs at her. Donna then rides off on her unicycle which she has conveniently carried with her in her purse.
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