Let's Stick Together (film)

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Let's Stick Together
Directed by Jack Hannah
Story byNick George
Al Bertino
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
June Foray
Bill Thompson
Music by Oliver Wallace
Animation byBob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
George Kreisel
Marvin Woodward
Layouts by Yale Gracey
Backgrounds byThelma Whitmer
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • April 25, 1952 (1952-04-25)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Let's Stick Together is a 1952 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. [1]

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Plot

An aged Donald Duck is working as a park custodian. An elderly Spike lives in a tree, where he is sitting on his rocking chair smoking a pipe. Spike recalls that years ago he actually worked with Donald, then flashes back to a time when both were young and struggling. Spike had been perusing help wanted ads of a discarded newspaper when Donald claims it for litter. The spiked stick Donald uses to collect garbage inspires Spike to try something, remarking "I had a talent I never knew" and realized he could use his own stinger to do the same. Spike does Donald's work, which inspires Donald to try new ideas. Donald then sells balloons to children at a carnival while telling Spike to then pop them for unnecessary repeat business, but this comes to an end when Spike also ruins a balloon dance sideshow. Donald then takes his business to Navy boys when the ship pulls in, where Spike uses his stinger to tattoo them. Realizing Spike can rapidly switch colors with his stinger, Donald is inspired to try his grand idea of textile production, where Spike is hooked up to a multi-spooler and makes various cloth items. The huge demand wears out Spike, who requests a vacation "somewhere in the country". Donald grants this by providing a greenhouse, to which Spike recalls "that man was a genius, he brought the country to me!" When a female bee is frolicking in the greenhouse, Spike falls in love with her, prompting him to deface all the clothes with hearts and messages of love. Angered that his business is ruined, Donald decudes the cause of the problem and attempts to swat the girl bee. Spike then recalls "the thing that brought us together was about to rift us apart" and aims his stinger at Donald. The scene returns to the present, where Donald approaches Spike about a job. Spike has no interest in that, saying how he has enjoyed wedded bliss for years. Spike's wife then throws pots and pans in a rage, shrewishly ranting how Spike does nothing at home except sit in that rocking chair while she cooks and cleans. Spike then answers Donald "Well, what are you waiting for?" as both run off to resume their business partnership.

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Home media

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

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References

  1. ↑ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . Checkmark Books. pp.  . ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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