The Flying Jalopy

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The Flying Jalopy
Directed by Dick Lundy
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
Nestor Paiva
Animation byBob Carlson
Bill Melendez
Art Babbitt
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • March 12, 1943 (1943-03-12)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Flying Jalopy is a 1943 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions. [1]

Contents

Plot

Donald goes to a "used" plane lot run by Ben Buzzard takes one of the junk planes out for a test spin. Before doing so, he must sign a life insurance policy with Ben as the beneficiary. Ben then attempts several schemes to get Donald to crash.

Voice cast

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946 . [2] It was released to Disney+ on August 11, 2023. [3]

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References

  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons . Checkmark Books. pp.  . ISBN   0-8160-3831-7 . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  2. "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
  3. The D23 Team (June 19, 2023). "Disney+ to Debut 28 Restored Classic Walt Disney Animation Studios Shorts". D23. Retrieved June 19, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)