Release Date December 25, 1953

Running time 7:06

Synopsis

Donald is lured into the boxing ring after provng his prowess at various circus games. He might have had second thoughts if he had known his opponent was going to be Pegleg Pete.

Characters

Donald Duck

Huey, Dewey and Louie

Pete

Credits

Director : Jack Hannah

Animation

George Kreisl

Bob Carlson

Volus Jones

Al Coe

Ed Aardal

Effects Animation : Dan MacManus

Story

Jack Kinney

Bill Berg

Layout : Yale Gracey

Background : Ray Huffine

Music : Oliver Wallace

Videos

Germany

Donald Duck Geht in die Luft

Tick, Trick und Tracks Größte Hits

DVD

United States

Walt Disney's Funny Factory with Donald

Television

The Ink and Paint Club : #11 : The Many Lives of Pegleg Pete

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode 13

Mickey's Mouse Tracks : Episode 68

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 Ryan : This is definitely one of my favorite Donald Duck shorts. It shows that Donald, even though being wimpy compared to Pee Wee Pete, can triumph over him. All he needed to do was discover his pressure point-- that being his chin.

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