The Flying Squirrel

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The Flying Squirrel
Directed by Jack Hannah
Story byNick George
Roy Williams
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
Music by Oliver Wallace
Animation byBob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
Al Coe
Layouts by Yale Gracey
Backgrounds byRay Huffine
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • November 12, 1954 (1954-11-12)
Running time
6:30
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Flying Squirrel is a 1954 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. [1]

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Plot

Donald Duck owns a peanut cart and has set up in a park. A flying squirrel comes along and Donald recruits him to help tie his sign to a tree with the promise of a peanut. However, the peanut that Donald gives him turns out to be bad and won't give him another one. This causes the squirrel to start a battle with Donald.

Voice cast

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.