| The Wise Little Hen Silly Symphonies series |
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 Donald Duck makes his debut. |
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| Directed by | Wilfred Jackson |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Voices by | Florence Gill Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
| Animation by | Art Babbitt Dick Huemer Dick Lundy Ward Kimball |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Release date(s) | June 9, 1934 |
| Running time | 7:25 min (one reel) |
| Language | English |
The Wise Little Hen is a Walt Disney's Silly Symphonies cartoon, based on the fairy tale The Little Red Hen. This cartoon marked the debut of Donald Duck. Donald and his friend Peter Pig try to avoid work by faking stomach aches until Mrs. Hen teaches them the value of labor. This cartoon was released on June 9, 1934. It was animated by Art Babbitt, Dick Huemer, Dick Lundy, and Ward Kimball[1] and directed by Wilfred Jackson [2]. It was also adapted as a Sunday comic strip by Ted Osborne and Al Taliaferro[3].
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Cast
- Florence Gill - the Wise Little Hen (She only properly speaks in her sung lines of "Will you help me plant my corn? Will you help me plant my corn?", "Will you help me harvest corn? Will you help me harvest corn?" and "Will you help me eat my corn? Will you help me eat my corn?")
- Clarence Nash - Donald Duck
- Pinto Colvig - Peter Pig
Other References
This short was one of the many featured in Donald Duck's 50th Birthday.
See also
- Clara Cluck, a character resembling the Wise Little Hen (also voiced by Florence Gill).
References
- ^ Malone, Patrick A.. "The Wise Little Hen". The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts. http://disneyshorts.org/years/1934/wiselittlehen.html. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "The Wise Little Hen". Internet Movie Database. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0025997/. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
- ^ "The Wise Little Hen". COA I.N.D.U.C.K.S.. http://coa.inducks.org/story.php?c=ZS+34-09-16. Retrieved 2007-06-09.
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