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Toy Tinkers (1949)

Toy Tinkers poster
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genre
Christmas film
Country
United States
Runtime
8 min
Rated
NR
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 63 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

In this animated short set at Christmastime, Chip and Dale try to steal nuts from Donald Duck's house. They use toy weapons to fend off Donald's attempts to stop them.

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What happens

Toy Tinkers is an American animated short film produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on December 16, 1949 by RKO Radio Pictures. Set during Christmas time, the film shows Chip 'n' Dale trying to steal nuts from Donald Duck's home using toy weapons. The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film in 1950, but ultimately lost to Warner Bros'. For Scent-imental Reasons, a Pepé Le Pew Looney Tunes film directed by Chuck Jones. Toy Tinkers was directed by Jack Hannah and features original and adapted music by Paul J. Smith which includes the song "Jingle Bells" and Schubert's Marche Militaire. The voice cast includes Clarence Nash as Donald and Jimmy MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale respectively. It was later reissued as Christmas Capers, and 16mm prints of this version still exist. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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