"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date November 6, 1942

Synopsis

Donald dreams of flying so much that Pete finally gives him the chance. What he doesn't realize is that flying also includes jumping out of the plane as a paratrooper.

Characters

Donald Duck

Pete

Credits

Director : Jack King

Animation

Ed Love

Paul Allen

Jim Armstrong

Story

Jack Hannah

Carl Barks

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : Limited Gold Editions 2 : An Officer and a Duck

France

Donald Vendette et Television

Italy

Paperino Marmittone

Laserdiscs

United States

An Officer and a Duck

Japan

This is Your Life, Donald Duck

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : On the Front Lines

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Duck Volume 2

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #31 : The Unseen Disney

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Standard

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Comments

From Jerry Edwards : Donald is doing KP again - peeling potatoes. He continually bugs his sergeant Pete, saying "I want to fly." Pete retaliates by tricking Donald into becoming a member of a parachuting team. Donald refuses to jump and in their struggle, both Donald and Pete fall without a parachute - passing back and forth a bomb they dislodged from the plane when they fell. The bomb destroys the general's headquarters and both Donald and Pete end up doing KP peeling potatoes.

One of the fun things about this cartoon that I remember is the animation "goof" - Donlad's parachute disappears and reappears in his struggle with Pete. The ending is also fun. While both are peeling potatoes - both in bandages from the bomb explosion, Donald says "Boy, was that big shot (the general) surprised!" Pete growls, "Oh, shut up!" and sticks a potato over Donald's beak.

From Ryan : While Donald is peeling potatoes in the bunker, he longingly looks out the window at the airplanes flying off in a distance. Pete tells him that he may fly after he peels the second batch of potatoes. I enjoyed the part where Pete and Donald were parachuting out of the airplane. I believe, if I can recall, that Donald grabs a bomb off the plane while despeartely holding on for dear life. Pete and Donald keep handing the bomb to each other and soon it lands right on the general's headquarters. This time BOTH DONALD AND PETE are peeling potatoes. Wonderful cartoon and definitely worth watching.

From Baruch Weiss : This is one of my favorite Donald cartoons. I loved the music and I laugh at the part where Donald plays "Pin the Tale on the Airplane", but instead ends up pinning the "Tale" on Pete's butt!

I have seen "Sky Trooper" and would like to
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