Underplayed Gems

Donald Gets Drafted (1942)

Donald Gets Drafted poster
Directed by
Jack King
Genre
comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
9 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 33 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Donald Duck is drafted into the army during World War II. He struggles with basic training under a tough drill sergeant.

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What happens

Donald Gets Drafted is a 1942 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The cartoon has Donald Duck being drafted into the U. S. Army during World War II and follows his introduction to military life. The film was directed by Jack King and introduced the song "The Army's Not the Army Anymore" by Carl Barks and Leigh Harline. It was also one out of two shorts in the series that featured Donald's drill sergeant hat in the opening headshot (with the other being his following short Sky Trooper). The voice cast includes Clarence Nash as Donald, John McLeish as an officer, and Billy Bletcher as Pete who is Donald's drill sergeant. Donald Gets Drafted was the first of a six-part series, within the larger Donald Duck series, which shared a continuity of Donald serving in the army during World War II. The cartoon also revealed for the first time Donald's middle name - Fauntleroy - seen on his "Order to Report for Induction" form from the film's title screen. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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