The Flying Squirrel
{{short description|1954 Donald Duck cartoon}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = The Flying Squirrel
| image =
| caption =
| director = Jack Hannah
| producer = Walt Disney
| story = Nick George
Roy Williams
| starring = Clarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
| music = Oliver Wallace
| animator = Bob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
Al Coe
| layout_artist = Yale Gracey
| background_artist = Ray Huffine
| studio = Walt Disney Productions
| distributor = RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
| released = {{Film date|1954|11|12}}
| runtime = 6:30
| country = United States
| language = English
}}
The Flying Squirrel is a 1954 animated short film featuring Donald Duck. It was released by Walt Disney Productions.{{cite book |last1=Lenburg |first1=Jeff |title=The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons |date=1999 |publisher=Checkmark Books |isbn=0-8160-3831-7 |access-date=27 February 2021 |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312 |url-access=registration |pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780816038312/]}}
Plot
Donald Duck owns a peanut cart and has set up in a park. A flying squirrel comes along and Donald recruits him to help tie his sign to a tree with the promise of a peanut. However, the peanut that Donald gives him turns out to be bad and won't give him another one. This causes the squirrel to start a battle with Donald.
Voice cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- Pinto Colvig - The Flying Squirrel (giant peanut barking sounds)
Home media
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0046989}}
{{Donald Duck in animation}}
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Category:1950s Disney animated short films
Category:Donald Duck short films
Category:Films produced by Walt Disney
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:Films scored by Oliver Wallace
Category:Animated films about squirrels
Category:English-language short films
Category:1954 animated short films
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