Donald Duck and the Gorilla

Donald Duck and the Gorilla
Donald Duck series
Directed by	Jack King
Produced by	Walt Disney
Voices by	Clarence Nash
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	March 31, 1944
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	6:57
Language	English
Preceded by	Trombone Trouble
Followed by	Contrary Condor

Donald Duck and the Gorilla is a Donald Duck Cartoon originally released in 1944. It stars Donald Duck along with his three nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie and Ajax, the Gorilla. The 1930 Mickey cartoon The Gorilla Mystery has a similar plot involving a gorilla named Beppo who kidnaps Minnie Mouse.

Plot

One stormy night, Donald and his nephews overhear the radio announcer, Breckenridge, state a terrible killer gorilla named Ajax has escaped from the local zoo. As a joke, Donald scares his nephews with fur gloves to make it seem he is Ajax. To get revenge on their uncle, the nephews dress up in a gorilla suit and frighten Donald, just before Ajax breaks into the house. After the gorilla chases Donald through his old house, with the help of the radio announcer, the nephews use tear gas to stop Ajax, also making Donald cry.

Releases

VHS

• Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 3 : Scary Tales
• Disney's Halloween Treat
• Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 13 : Donald's Scary Tales

Laserdisc

• Cartoon Classics : Scary Tales
• Donald's Scary Tales
• Halloween Haunts

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Volume 2
• Mickey's House of Villains

Television

• The Ink and Paint Club : #34 : Donald's Nephews

Technical specifications

• Animation type : Standard
• Sound mix : Mono
• Aspect ratio : 1.37 : 1
• Negative format : 35mm
• Print format : 35mm
• Cinematographic process : Spherical

External links

• Donald Duck and the Gorilla at IMDb
• Lonesome Ghosts at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts