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The Lone Chipmunks

Release Date April 7, 1954

Running time

Unedited : 6:23
Edited : 6:06

Synopsis

Chip 'n' Dale in the old west, trying to bring in Black Pete for a $10,000 reward.

Characters

Chip 'n' Dale
Pete

Credits

Director : Jack Kinney
Animation
Ed Aardal
George Nicholas
Effects Animation : Dan MacManus
Story
Dick Kinney
Milt Schaeffer
Layout : Thor Putnam
Background : Dick Anthony
Music : Oliver Wallace

Cut Scenes

A few gun scenes have been cut, as well as a scene showing one of the chipmunks bending Pete's pinky finger way back.

Inside Jokes

A sign on the bank reads "Gower Gulch Bank" . Gower Gulch was the industry nickname for a stretch of Gower St. near the Republic Studios where would-be extras would congregate in hopes getting bit parts in Republic's "B" westerns.

Videos

United States
A Tale of Two Chipmunks
The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
Germany
Die Abenteuer von A-Hörnchen und B-Hörnchen
Das Grosse Mickey Maus Festival
France
Les Aventures de Tic et Tac
Italy
Le Avventure di Cip e Ciop
Le Avventure di Caccia del Prof. de Paperis

Laserdiscs

Japan
The Hunting Instinct
Cartoon Carousel
United States
The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale
A Tale of Two Chipmunks / The Unsinkable Donald Duck

DVD

United States
Davy Crockett : 50th Aniversary Double Feature

Television

Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #61
Walt Disney Presents : The Adventures of Chip 'n' Dale

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 the only Chip and Dale vs. Pete cartoon. In it, Pete portrays an outlaw who has recently robbed the bank of a small Western town. He hides the money in Chip and Dale's tree. Although I don't really care much for Chip and Dale cartoons, I found this one to be a little funny. At least they were harassing the "bad guy" rather than an innocent victim like Donald or Pluto.

From Rohan : Two chipmunks and one beloved Disney shorts villain make for cartoon hilarity.

From Baruch Weiss : Nicely well done short.

From Christian : I agree with Ryan. It is a good thing that Pete is the victim in this one rather than Donald or Pluto. This is definitely one of my favorite shorts.

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