How to Have an Accident at Work

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How to Have an Accident at Work
Directed by Charles A. Nichols
Story by Jack Kinney
Bill Berg
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
June Foray
Lucille Bliss
Bill Thompson
Music by Oliver Wallace
Animation byJerry Hathcock
Fred Kopietz
George Nicholas
Harvey Toombs
Layouts by Ernie Nordli
Backgrounds byAl Dempster
Production
company
Distributed by Buena Vista Film Distribution Company
Release date
  • September 2, 1959 (1959-09-02)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

How to Have an Accident at Work is a 1959 animated short educational film [1] [2] featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. [3]

Contents

Plot

Donald Duck is very careful at home, but at work that is a different issue as he has multiple accidents. J.J. Fate shows up to inform us how accidents aren't predetermined, but instead are the result of carelessness.

Voice cast

Home media

The short was released on November 11, 2008 on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961 . [4]

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References

  1. Van Riper, A. Bowdoin (2011). Learning from Mickey, Donald and Walt Essays on Disney's Edutainment Films. McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers. p. 264. ISBN   9780786459575.
  2. Catalog of Classroom Teaching Films for Georgia Schools (Issue 7 ed.). Georgia. Educational Media Services. 1961. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . Checkmark Books. pp.  . ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 15 May 2021.