Dude Duck is a 1951 American animated short film featuring Donald Duck, directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.[1] In the short film, Donald goes on vacation to a dude ranch and gets a totally uncooperative horse as a mount.

Dude Duck
Directed byJack Hannah
Story byRalph Wright
Riley Thomson
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringClarence Nash
Music byPaul Smith
Animation byAl Bertino
Bob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
Phyllis Barnhart (cel painter)
Jack Boyd (effects)
Layouts byYale Gracey
Backgrounds byArt Riley
Color processTechnicolor
Production
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Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • March 2, 1951 (1951-03-02)
Running time
7:14
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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Donald is vacationing at a dude ranch. After all the beautiful women pick the best horses, Donald ends up with the sad-sack Rover Boy, who wants nothing to do with him.

Voice cast

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Re-release

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The short was re-released with DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp on August 3, 1990.

Television

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  • Disneyland, episode #2.22: "On Vacation" (1954)
  • Good Morning, Mickey, episode #1 (1983)
  • Vacationing With Mickey and Friends (1984)
  • Donald Takes a Holiday (1986)
  • Disney's Rootin' Tootin' Roundup (1990)
  • Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #1 (1992)
  • Donald's Quack Attack, episode #22 (1992)
  • The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.30: "'50s Donald" (1997)

Home media

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The short was released on November 11, 2008, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961.[2]

Additional releases include:

  • On Vacation with Mickey Mouse and Friends (VHS)

References

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  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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