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The Whalers (1938)

The Whalers poster
Directed by
Dick Huemer, David Hand
Genre
animation, comedy
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 35 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy go on a whaling adventure. Their clumsy efforts and mishaps turn the trip into a series of comedic disasters.

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What happens

The Whalers is a cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, released by RKO Radio Pictures on August 19, 1938, and featuring Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. The short was directed by Dick Huemer. It featured the voices of Clarence 'Ducky' Nash as Donald Duck and Pinto Colvig as Goofy. Mickey does not speak in this short. It was animated by Ed Love, Marvin Woodward, Art Babbitt, Frank Oreb, Robert Leffingwell, Louie Schmitt, Lee Morehouse, Al Eugster, Josh Meador, Eric Larson, Preston Blair, and Milt Schaffer. The music was provided by Albert Hay Malotte, uncredited in the film. It was the 101st short in the Mickey Mouse film series to be released, and the third for that year. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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