My Movies & TV Shows, Part V: 1940-1949
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1. The Tree in a Test Tube (1942)
6 min | Short
Laurel and Hardy demonstrate the uses of wood in this World War II propaganda film.
Director: Charles McDonald | Stars: Oliver Hardy, Stan Laurel, Lee Vickers, Pete Smith
Votes: 522
2. Chicken Little (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
A bold and colorful retelling of the classic tale of the not-so-bright little chicken's encounter with an acorn and gravity. Crazy-eyed Chicken and all his panicked friends run away from the sky and right into an eye-catching surprise.
Directors: Jack Cutting, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Florence Gill, Frank Graham, Dorothy Lloyd, Clarence Nash
Votes: 933
3. The Pelican and the Snipe (1944)
Approved | 9 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
A pelican and a snipe set up light housekeeping in a lighthouse. The pelican flies in his sleep, dreaming that he's a dive bomber, and the snipe saves him.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Dick Lundy | Stars: Sterling Holloway, James MacDonald
Votes: 274
4. A Feather in His Collar (1946)
1 min | Animation, Short
A short made for Community Chests of America in which Pluto shows his support by donating his bone collection.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Larry Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 131
5. Fantasia (1940)
G | 124 min | Animation, Family, Fantasy
A series of eight famous pieces of classical music, conducted by Leopold Stokowski and interpreted in animation by Walt Disney's team of artists.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, Ford Beebe Jr., Norman Ferguson, David Hand, Jim Handley, T. Hee, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Leopold Stokowski, Deems Taylor, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Corey Burton
Votes: 104,032 | Gross: $76.41M
6. Dumbo (1941)
G | 64 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
Ridiculed because of his enormous ears, a young circus elephant is assisted by a mouse to achieve his full potential.
Directors: Samuel Armstrong, Norman Ferguson, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen, John Elliotte | Stars: Sterling Holloway, Edward Brophy, Herman Bing, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 142,158 | Gross: $1.60M
7. Bambi (1942)
G | 69 min | Animation, Adventure, Drama
The story of a young deer growing up in the forest.
Directors: James Algar, Samuel Armstrong, David Hand, Graham Heid, Bill Roberts, Paul Satterfield, Norman Wright, Arthur Davis, Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Bobette Audrey, Peter Behn
Votes: 154,175 | Gross: $102.80M
8. The Three Caballeros (1944)
Approved | 71 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Donald receives his birthday gifts, which include traditional gifts and information about Brazil (hosted by Zé Carioca) and Mexico (by Panchito, a Mexican Charro Rooster).
Directors: Norman Ferguson, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, Harold Young | Stars: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 15,584
9. The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949)
Approved | 68 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An animated adaptation of "The Wind in the Willows" followed by an adaptation of "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow".
Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Eric Blore, John McLeish
Votes: 17,897
10. The Riveter (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Construction foreman Pegleg Pete has just fired his riveter; Donald comes by and takes the job, despite a lack of experience and an initial fear of heights, and makes a mess of things.
Director: Dick Lundy | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 807
11. Donald's Dog Laundry (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald attempts to entice Pluto to try his automated dog washer, but is unexpectedly caught himself and is scrubbed, and hung on the line to dry.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,279
12. Billposters (1940)
8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Donald and Goofy are putting up advertising posters in a farm. Goofy prepares to post on a windmill, but his tools keep disappearing and reappearing on the windmill blades. Donald puts up ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Clarence Nash, Danny Webb
Votes: 597
13. Mr. Duck Steps Out (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald's frustration level is stretched to the limit when he attempts to court Daisy without the interference of his nephews.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,346
14. Put-Put Troubles (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
A day of boating doesn't end up the way Donald and Pluto had hoped.
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 568
15. Donald's Vacation (1940)
8 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Donald takes a kayak trip. When he gets to his campsite, he unloads the kayak, fights with his folding chair, and goes to sleep. Meanwhile, the chipmunks of the forest (precursors of Chip '... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 886
16. Window Cleaners (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Donald Duck is a window washer who has problems, from his hat and tail feather being trimmed to waking up Pluto to break the window. And finally tormenting a bee, getting tied up on the platform only to have his rear end stung by a bee.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Lee Millar, Clarence Nash
Votes: 838
17. Fire Chief (1940)
G | 8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Donald and his nephews are the staff of a fire station. Huey, Dewey, and Louie, annoyed by Donald's snoring, ring the fire alarm. Soon, his bumbling sets the fire station itself on fire. ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 775
18. Timber (1941)
8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Hobo Donald steals dinner off Pegleg Pete's table. Pete gives Donald a stick of dynamite. Then he puts Donald to work chopping trees. To say Donald is an inept lumberjack is understating ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: Clarence Nash, Billy Bletcher
Votes: 661
19. Golden Eggs (1941)
8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Donald reads in his newspaper that eggs are really going up in value and the price is skyrocketing. Donald realizes that if he had some eggs, he would be quite the wealthy duck so he breaks... See full summary »
Director: Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Carol Adams, Barbara Brewster, Gloria Brewster, Florence Gill
Votes: 636
20. A Good Time for a Dime (1941)
8 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
A simple visit to the penny arcade turns into quite a frustrating experience for Donald.
Directors: Jack King, Dick Lundy | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 651
21. Early to Bed (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald spends the night unable to sleep because of a ticking alarm clock and a fold-away bed that keeps trapping him when it folds up.
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,371
22. Truant Officer Donald (1941)
8 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Donald catches his nephews swimming on a school day. He thinks he's made an easy catch, but the boys are much more resourceful than that. When he tries to smoke them out of their clubhouse,... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 909
23. Old MacDonald Duck (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Donald owns a farm; he sings Old MacDonald while feeding the animals. He goes to milk Clementine the cow, but she's not in the barn: she's up a tree, nibbling on leaves. She floats down, ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: Clementine, Pinto Colvig, Clarence Nash
Votes: 808
24. Donald's Camera (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Inspired by a store display, Donald decides to "hunt" some wildlife with his camera. First, he encounters a too-friendly chipmunk, then a large group of shy animals, then some animals in a ... See full summary »
Directors: Dick Lundy, David Hand | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 710
25. Chef Donald (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald is listening to a radio cooking program while mixing up a batch of waffles. But he's distracted and uses rubber cement instead of baking powder.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Clarence Nash, Sarah Selby
Votes: 1,597
26. The Volunteer Worker (1940)
3 min | Animation, Short
The Volunteer Worker, a commercial short made by Disney to emphasize the importance of volunteer work and charity. The short is a simple one - Donald goes door to door asking for donations,... See full summary »
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Charles Judels, Clarence Nash
Votes: 270
27. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
Approved | 73 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan, Bill Roberts | Stars: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Anita Gordon
Votes: 9,417
28. Toy Tinkers (1949)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Chip and Dale sneak into Donald Duck's house to steal his walnuts. Donald dresses as Santa Claus to have fun with the two thieving chipmunks, but ends up using the war toys underneath the Christmas tree to do battle with them.
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: Dessie Flynn, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 1,476
29. The Olympic Champ (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A narrator explains the history of the Olympic Games while Goofy demonstrates events.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: George Johnson, John McLeish
Votes: 1,176
30. Canine Caddy (1941)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto gets into trouble with a gopher while caddieing for Mickey, and the tunnels they make during the chase wreck the golf course.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney
Votes: 920
31. Saps at Sea (1940)
G | 56 min | Comedy
Oliver suffers a nervous breakdown as a result of working in a horn factory, but when he follows doctor's orders about sea air, he finds an ex-con is aboard.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, James Finlayson, Ben Turpin
Votes: 3,085
32. It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
PG | 130 min | Drama, Family, Fantasy
An angel is sent from Heaven to help a desperately frustrated businessman by showing him what life would have been like if he had never existed.
Director: Frank Capra | Stars: James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Thomas Mitchell
Votes: 499,414
33. Inferior Decorator (1948)
Approved | 6 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
A bee is flying among Donald's flowers when he notices a veritable paradise of flowers in the guise of wallpaper Donald is hanging. The bee is rather frustrated when he is unable to stay on... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Stars: James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 622
34. The Big Wash (1948)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy is a circus attendant who is friends with Dolores the elephant. Today is his day to bathe Dolores but Dolores is not intent on being bathed and tries desperately to avoid Goofy even ... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 594
35. Baggage Buster (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Goofy has to get a box belonging to a magician in time for the next train to pick the baggage. Clumsy Goofy drops the box and a lot of magician's props (a rabbit which multiplies, a bull, a woman sawed in half) appear.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Barbara Brewster, Gloria Brewster, Ellen Drew, Lorena Layson
Votes: 644
36. How to Swim (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In his attempt to demonstrate swimming, Goofy first has trouble undressing in the small locker room but then manages to showcase diving and swimming techniques.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, John McLeish
Votes: 1,262
37. How to Fish (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Goofy's demonstration of fishing is fouled up by his clumsy casting and fly fishing, and problems with his boat.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: George Johnson, James MacDonald, John McLeish
Votes: 1,304
38. The Art of Skiing (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
After figuring out how to get dressed, Goofy hits the slopes to demonstrate the art of skiing. Through a series of gags and misadventures, Goofy demonstrates turns, skiing backwards and even the ski jump.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts | Stars: John McLeish, Hannes Schroll
Votes: 1,956
39. The Little Whirlwind (1941)
G | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey wants some of the cake Minnie has just baked, so he offers to clean up her yard. As he's working, a tiny tornado (smaller than him) with a mind of its own comes along and causes ... See full summary »
Directors: James Algar, Wilfred Jackson, Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Walt Disney
Votes: 1,387
40. Mickey Down Under (1948)
7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Mickey is running a banana plantation. Pluto is frightened by Mickey's boomerang and gets tangled up with it. Meanwhile, Mickey has found an ostrich egg whose owner isn't at all happy that Mickey wants to take it.
Director: Charles Nichols | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 762
41. Make Mine Music (1946)
Passed | 75 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
Animation done to contemporary popular music.
Directors: Robert Cormack, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Joshua Meador | Stars: Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Laverne Andrews, Maxene Andrews
Votes: 4,959
42. Melody Time (1948)
Approved | 75 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
An anthology of animated vignettes set to contemporary music.
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske | Stars: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, Laverne Andrews
Votes: 6,948
43. Goofy's Glider (1940)
8 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Goofy's new sport: flying his glider (without much success).
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Florence Gill, George Johnson, John McLeish
Votes: 643
44. The Art of Self Defense (1941)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy takes a lighthearted look at self defense through the ages: cavemen, knights, the age of chivalry, and finally boxing.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: John McLeish, Clarence Nash
Votes: 585
45. How to Play Baseball (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy demonstrates how to play baseball. He plays all positions for both teams, and demonstrates many different types of pitches.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: George Johnson, Fred Shields
Votes: 1,340
46. Victory Vehicles (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
To combat the wartime shortages in gas and tires, a number of fanciful forms of transportation are demonstrated by various versions of Goofy. Finally, we see the ultimate solution: the pogo stick.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Jack Bailey, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 479
47. How to Be a Sailor (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Goofy demonstrates the history of water transport, from the first prehistoric use of floating logs to the modern battleship.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, John McLeish
Votes: 548
48. How to Play Golf (1944)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy shows us, in his inimitable way, the fundamentals of golf, guided as usual by the somewhat sarcastic narrator.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Fred Shields, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 654
49. How to Play Football (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Taking all the places on both teams, Goofy demonstrates the game of football with varying results, having problems with the coach and the goal post.
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Frank Bull, Pinto Colvig, Jack Kinney, John Sibley
Votes: 1,447
50. Tiger Trouble (1945)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Big game hunter Goofy is riding his trusty elephant in search of a tiger. Unfortunately, while they are stopped for lunch, the tiger finds them, and soon enough, Goofy is separated from his... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Kinney, Burt Gillett | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Milt Kahl, James MacDonald, Fred Shields
Votes: 574
51. African Diary (1945)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Goofy narrates his own quest to Africa accompanied by various tour guides. He is in search of wild game. After run-ins with various animals while camping for the night and taking his ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Frank Graham, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 453
52. Californy er Bust (1945)
8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A narrator tells the story of how the Western pioneers (all being Goofy lookalikes) are travelling in covered wagons across the frontier. They run into some Indians (who are also Goofy ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Kinney, David Hand, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Cactus Mack
Votes: 394
53. Hockey Homicide (1945)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two hockey teams of Goofies play a game that quickly degenerates into a riot.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Doodles Weaver, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 713
54. A Knight for a Day (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
With his true identity hidden in armor, lowly squire Cedric (Goofy) takes the place of his master, Sir Loinsteak, in a sidesplitting, sword-shattering joust.
Directors: Jack Hannah, Burt Gillett, Bill Roberts | Stars: June Foray, John Brown, Pinto Colvig, Arch Denison
Votes: 1,241
55. Double Dribble (1946)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A basketball game of Goofs "Polytechnic U. vs. University U." in which the players play furiously, often breaking the rules of the game. All of the players are named after Disney artists.
Directors: Jack Hannah, Jack Kinney | Stars: Frank Bull, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 1,004
56. Foul Hunting (1947)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Goofy goes duck hunting hoping to catch one for a duck dinner. However, he mixes up a real duck with his duck decoy, gets his pants filled with water, gets water in his gun, and has various... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hannah | Star: Pinto Colvig
Votes: 464
57. They're Off (1948)
7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
At the race track, various spectators (all Goofy lookalikes) are playing the ponies. A posh rich Goofy bets on the equally posh Snapshot III while another more common looking Goofy bets on ... See full summary »
Directors: Jack Hannah, Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald, Harlow Wilcox
Votes: 397
58. Tennis Racquet (1949)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Two Goofys play a tennis match in typical Goofy style. The announcer sometimes has trouble following the action. The groundskeeper seems to always be present, trimming the grass, filling in... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Herb Dennison, Hannes Schroll, Doodles Weaver
Votes: 572
59. Goofy Gymnastics (1949)
6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Inspired by a magazine ad, Goofy sends for a mail order body building course. First is weight lifting; after Goofy finally gets the weights up, a fly lands and sends him crashing through ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, John McLeish, Hannes Schroll
Votes: 1,114
60. The Reluctant Dragon (I) (1941)
Approved | 74 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Humorist Robert Benchley learns about the animation process at Walt Disney Studios while trying to find the great man himself to pitch him the idea of making a cartoon about a shy dragon.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske, Jack Cutting, Ub Iwerks, Jack Kinney | Stars: Robert Benchley, Frances Gifford, Buddy Pepper, Nana Bryant
Votes: 3,820 | Gross: $0.87M
61. The Reluctant Dragon (II) (1941)
20 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Based upon Kenneth Grahame's book of the same name, a dragon who would much rather recite poetry and play is taught how to be ferocious by a young boy and a knight.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Stars: Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee
Votes: 180
62. Tugboat Mickey (1940)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
As Mickey, Donald and Goofy are preparing their tugboat to head out to sea, they receive a distress call from a sinking ship. This program is presented as originally created.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Danny Webb
Votes: 1,233
63. Pluto's Dream House (1940)
8 min | Animation, Short, Family
Mickey Mouse finds a magic lamp that builds Pluto a doghouse.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Elvia Allman, W.F. Banes, Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 461
64. Mr. Mouse Takes a Trip (1940)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
Mickey and Pluto are taking a trip on the train, but Conductor Pete won't allow Pluto aboard. After sneaking Pluto onto the train in his luggage, Mickey must do some quick thinking and don a few disguises to keep from getting kicked off.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Elvia Allman, Billy Bletcher, Walt Disney, Lee Millar
Votes: 1,482
65. The Nifty Nineties (1941)
Approved | 6 min | Family, Animation, Comedy
Mickey courts Minnie in the Gay Nineties: they take in a vaudeville show and go for a drive in his horseless carriage, to the strains of "While Strolling Through the Park" and "In the Good ... See full summary »
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Bill Days, Walt Disney, Florence Gill
Votes: 560
66. Orphans' Benefit (1941)
9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Micky and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number. Donald tries again. Clara ... See full summary »
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Walt Disney, Marcellite Garner, Florence Gill, Beatrice Hagen
Votes: 556
67. Mickey's Birthday Party (1942)
Passed | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
The gang gives Mickey a surprise party that turns into a jam session with everyone playing instruments while Goofy has problems baking a cake.
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Riley Thomson | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Walt Disney, Florence Gill, George Johnson
Votes: 1,042
68. Symphony Hour (1942)
7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.
Director: Riley Thomson | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Florence Gill
Votes: 707
69. Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Mickey's evening started slow and lazy, but things get moving in a hurry when Minnie calls from outside the big dance, wondering why he's late for their date.
Directors: Charles Nichols, Wilfred Jackson | Stars: Leone Le Doux, James MacDonald
Votes: 844
70. Mickey and the Beanstalk (1947)
G | 29 min | Animation, Short, Adventure
A mysterious thief has stolen the prosperous Happy Valley's most prized possession: the musical Singing Harp. Can Mickey, Donald, and Goofy find the answer in the irritable Willie the Giant's magnificent castle up in the blue sky?
Directors: Hamilton Luske, Bill Roberts | Stars: Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Sterling Holloway
Votes: 4,155
71. Donald Gets Drafted (1942)
Approved | 9 min | Family, Comedy, Animation
Donald Fauntleroy Duck gets his draft notice and goes in, past all the amazingly enticing recruiting posters, to sign up. First he has to pass the physical. Despite his flat feet, he makes ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, The King's Men, John McLeish, Clarence Nash
Votes: 834
72. The Army Mascot (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Comedy, Family, Animation
Pluto sees the great chow the mascots at the army base are getting and decides he wants some of that. He sneaks in and disguises himself as Gunther Goat, but the "food" is just a bunch of ... See full summary »
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney | Stars: Chester Cobb, Pinto Colvig, James MacDonald
Votes: 447
73. The Vanishing Private (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Donald Duck gets into trouble when he performs his camouflage painting duty too well with experimental paint that makes anything painted invisible.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Don Brodie, Clarence Nash
Votes: 726
74. Sky Trooper (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Family, Comedy
Private Donald Duck finally gets a chance to go up in the air, only to find he's less than enthusiastic for the real thing.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 621
75. Private Pluto (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He's told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). Before long, the "saboteurs" reveal themselves: Chip and Dale,... See full summary »
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Dessie Flynn, Norma Swank
Votes: 531
76. Fall Out Fall In (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Donald Duck has a tough time during training march.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Hank Ketcham, Clarence Nash
Votes: 597
77. The Old Army Game (1943)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Private Donald is caught going AWOL and Sgt. Pete is waiting in his barraks for him.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 567
78. Home Defense (1943)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Donald is manning a listening post and falls asleep; he blows trumpet calls in his sleep and wakes his nephews. For their revenge, they send up a model airplane filled with gingerbread men ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Star: Clarence Nash
Votes: 558
79. Commando Duck (1944)
Approved | 7 min | Family, Animation, Short
Donald Duck is ordered to wipe out a Japanese airfield. After parachuting out of an airplane, he lands in a Japanese forest. He uses an inflated canoe to cross the river, but as soon as it ... See full summary »
Director: Jack King | Stars: John Dehner, Eddie Holden, Clarence Nash
Votes: 778
80. The Thrifty Pig (1941)
4 min | Animation, Short
A re-telling of the classic "Three Little Pigs" story with an emphasis on War Savings Certificates.
Directors: Ford Beebe Jr., Burt Gillett | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Dorothy Compton, Mary Moder, Pinto Colvig
Votes: 365
81. 7 Wise Dwarfs (1941)
4 min | Animation, Short, War
The Seven Dwarfs mine their diamonds for conversion into war bonds for the Canadian war effort.
Directors: David Hand, Richard Lyford | Star: Pinto Colvig
Votes: 330
82. Food Will Win the War (1942)
6 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
A morale booster film stressing the abudance of American agricultural output.
Director: Hamilton Luske | Star: Fred Shields
Votes: 201
83. Out of the Frying Pan Into the Firing Line (1942)
3 min | Animation, Short, Family
Documentary short film demonstrating the process by which waste fats from the kitchens of American homes can be transformed into the raw materials for explosives for the war effort.
Directors: Ben Sharpsteen, Jack King | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Pinto Colvig, Art Gilmore, James MacDonald
Votes: 292
84. Donald's Decision (1942)
4 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
In this wartime short, Donald is encouraged by his good "angel" side to buy war bonds. He is encouraged by his bad "devil" side to spend his money as he wishes. Donald has a lot of trouble ... See full summary »
Directors: Ford Beebe Jr., Jack King | Stars: Thelma Boardman, Don Brodie, John Dehner, Clarence Nash
Votes: 352
85. All Together (1942)
3 min | Animation, Short, War
The entire Disney menagerie appears in a parade urging the purchase of war bonds.
Directors: Pinto Colvig, Clyde Geronimi, David Hand, Ub Iwerks, Wilfred Jackson, Bill Justice, Jack King, Jack Kinney, Erdman Penner, Walt Pfeiffer, Bill Roberts, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Walt Disney, Cliff Edwards, Kate-Ellen Murtagh, Clarence Nash
Votes: 334
86. The New Spirit (1942)
Approved | 7 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return.
Directors: Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Cliff Edwards, Clarence Nash, Fred Shields, The Sportsmen Quartet
Votes: 443
87. The Spirit of '43 (1943)
Approved | 6 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck deals with income taxes and their benefit to the American war effort in this inspirational documentary short animated film.
Director: Jack King | Stars: Clarence Nash, Fred Shields
Votes: 615
88. The Winged Scourge (1943)
Not Rated | 10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The Seven Dwarves learn about the menace of mosquito borne malaria and the necessary precautions to control it.
Directors: Bill Justice, Bill Roberts | Star: Art Baker
Votes: 235
89. Defense Against Invasion (1943)
13 min | Short, Family
A doctor persuades a group of boys to be vaccinated by explaining how it will protect them against disease.
Director: Jack King
Votes: 83
90. The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943)
11 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
This animated documentary outlines the history and importance of corn in North America.
Directors: Jack Cutting, David Hand, Bill Justice, Bill Roberts
Votes: 240
91. Health for the Americas: Cleanliness Brings Health (1945)
8 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The comparison of two rural families to demonstrate the need for proper hygiene and the consequences of its neglect.
Director: James Algar
Votes: 159
92. Health for the Americas: Planning for Good Eating (1946)
8 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
The animated character Careless Charlie and his family learn the importance of good nutrition. This film shows the effects of a bad diet and how eating the right foods can restore health to family's lives.
Votes: 74
93. Der Fuehrer's Face (1942)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Donald Duck has a nightmare that he lives in Germany slaving under the Nazi regime.
Directors: Jack Kinney, Ben Sharpsteen | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Charles Judels, Billy Bletcher, Clarence Nash
Votes: 4,625
94. Education for Death: The Making of the Nazi (1943)
Approved | 10 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
A young German boy is indoctrinated into conforming with the Nazi social mindset.
Director: Clyde Geronimi | Stars: Eileen Carlisle, Robert A. Davis, Lisa Golm, Charles Judels
Votes: 1,520
95. Reason and Emotion (1943)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Family, Short
A film about the need for emotional control for the war effort.
Director: Bill Roberts | Stars: Dessie Flynn, Frank Graham, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash
Votes: 566
96. Victory Through Air Power (1943)
Approved | 70 min | Documentary, Animation, History
An animated documentary promoting of the soundness of strategic aerial bombing in World War II.
Directors: James Algar, Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, H.C. Potter | Stars: Alexander de Seversky, Art Baker, Billy Mitchell
Votes: 1,178 | Gross: $0.80M
97. Four Methods of Flush Riveting (1942)
10 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Four methods of flush-riveting aircraft aluminum sheet-metal are described and illustrated.
Director: James Algar | Star: Bob Ogle
Votes: 86
98. Stop That Tank! (1942)
22 min | Documentary, Animation, Short
Military training film describing the characteristics and details of operation of the Boys MK.1 Anti Tank Rifle.
Directors: Ub Iwerks, Dick Rickard | Stars: Billy Bletcher, Peter Carter Page
Votes: 134
99. Bone Trouble (1940)
Approved | 9 min | Animation, Short, Comedy
Pluto's dish is empty, so he goes after the bone in the dish of Butch the bulldog, who is sleeping next door. Can he make it home with the bone before Butch wakes up? No. Soon they are ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Kinney | Stars: Lee Millar, James MacDonald, Clarence Nash, Hal Rees
Votes: 725
100. Pluto's Playmate (1941)
Approved | 8 min | Animation, Comedy, Family
Pluto is playing with a ball on the beach. The ball goes into the water and starts moving in strange ways, because a sea lion is playing with it. Pluto does not want to share the ball, and ... See full summary »
Director: Norman Ferguson | Stars: Pinto Colvig, Lee Millar
Votes: 369
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