"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date March 12, 1943

Synopsis

Donald buys a used plane from Ben Buzzard who tries to sabotage it in order to collect on a forged insurance policy.

Characters

Donald Duck

Ben Buzzard

Credits

Director : Dick Lundy

Animation : Art Babbitt

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 11 : The Continuing Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale featuring Donald Duck

France

Donald Superstar

Germany

Donald Duck die Grösste Schau der Welt

Pluto auf der Jagd

Italy

Video Parade 7

Laserdiscs

Japan

Donald's Golden Jubilee

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Duck Volume 2

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #54 : More Goin' to the Birds

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 J. D. Weil : This Donald Duck short is quite atypical of the series and this is why it stands out. "The Flying Jalopy" was Dick Lundy's last short for Disney and in a way could be seen as a resume for his later work at the other Walt's studio... Walter Lantz. In fact this cartoon runs pretty much like a Lantz cartoon from this time. It would not be hard to imagine Woody Woodpecker in place of the duck... right down to the laugh at the end of the short. Another telling feature is the character of Ben Buzzard. Lundy would later revive him at Lantz's as Buzz Buzzard, one of Woody's foils. In short, this cartoon is a strange blending of the two Walt's.

From Ryan : Donald Duck buys a dilapidated plane from Ben Buzzard, a crooked airplane salesman. As pointed out in previous comments, the Buzzard is similar to a character from the Woody Woodpecker series (I have never seen a Woody Woodpecker cartoon, but have just seen a similar character on Woody Woodpecker merchandise). I really enjoy the background art of this cartoon, especially the high mountain. That was so nicely done (and all by hand too.) I find this to be a funny Donald Duck short that I enjoy watching from time to time.

From Baruch Weiss : This is one of my favorite Donald Duck cartoons. I especially enjoy the part where he's flying and he blacks out!

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