Uncle Donald's Ants

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Uncle Donald's Ants
Directed by Jack Hannah
Story byNick George
Al Bertino
Produced by Walt Disney
Starring Clarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
Music by Oliver Wallace
Animation byBob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
Hugh Fraser
Layouts by Yale Gracey
Backgrounds by Claude Coats
Production
company
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
Release date
  • July 18, 1952 (1952-07-18)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Contents

Plot

Donald Duck accidentally drops some sugar on the sidewalk, attracting ants. Eventually the ants take over his home, stealing a cake, building a pipeline of macaroni to transport the maple syrup to their hill, and multiple other incidents that incite Donald's temper.

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.