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Donald's Tire Trouble (1943)

Donald's Tire Trouble poster
Directed by
Dick Lundy
Genre
propaganda film
Country
United States
Runtime
7 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 68 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Donald Duck tries to fix a flat tire during World War II era rubber shortages. He struggles with makeshift repairs and government rationing rules.

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What happens

Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck. It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943. The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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