"A Donald Duck Cartoon"

Release Date November 28, 1947

Alternate Titles

Donald, der Nussdieb - Germany

Donald chez les ecureuils - France

Piff och Puff - Sweden

Synopsis

Chip 'n' Dale's house is being chopped down by a snowbound Donald for firewood, along with their store of nuts!

Characters

Donald Duck

Chip 'n' Dale

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation

Bob Carlson

Bill Justice

Volus Jones

Murray McClellan

Jack Boyd

Story

Dick Kinney

Bob North

Music : Oliver Wallace

Layout : Yale Gracey

Background : Ralph Hullett

Milestones

Although they appeared in two previous shorts, this is the first short in which the two chipmunks are referred to by name.

Awards

Nominated for Academy Award (Short Subject - Cartoons)

Cut Scenes

A scene showing Donald lighting the log fire has been cut from some showings of this short.

Bloopers

At the end of the short, Dale is seen holding up one end of a piece of wood, and the wood is straight as if someone is holding up the other end. However in the next scene, when we see him walking away with it, he is in the middle of the piece of wood, holding it by himself.

Videos

United States

Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 1 : Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck)

Germany

Bum, Bum, Bumerang

Donalds Grösste Hits

Donald und die Entebande

Das Grosse Mickey Maus Festival

Donald Ich bin der Grösste (74 minute version)

France

Disney Parade 2

Italy

I Capolavori di Paperino

Cartoons Disney 3

Laserdiscs

United States

Chip 'n' Dale with Donald Duck

Japan

Donald Duck : A Star is Born

Donald's Greatest Hits

Disney Cartoon Festival 2

Donald Duck and his Duckling Gang

DVD

United States

Cartoon Classics Favorites: Starring Chip 'n' Dale

Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald, Volume 3 : 1947-1950

Region 2 : United Kingdom

Chip 'n' Dale : Volume 1 : Here Comes Trouble

Region 2 : France

Tout le Monde aime Tic & Tac : Volume 1

Region 2 : Germany

Chip & Chap : Volume 1 : Lusitige Streiche

Region 2 : Sweden

Piff & Puff : Volume 1 : Galen i Piff och Puff

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #5 : Chip 'n' Dale

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode #76

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #58

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 Baruch Weiss : I have this cartoon on videocassette with 6 other Donald VS Chip an Dale shorts. I'm not too crazy for this one, or any of the others on the video for that matter, except for "Out of Scale" I think Donald should have just selected another tree for firewood instead!

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