Donald's better self (K)

Donald Duck has two sides to his character. On the one hand, his good self strives to do the right thing, but his bad self usually wins. Donald sleeps late in the morning, and it takes his better self to make him dress and start off for school. On the way to school his bad self entices him to play truant.

Credits

director

Jack King

producer

Walt Disney

production company

Walt Disney Animation Studios

Duration

00:08:15:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1938

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303502

Language

English

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - United States

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - United States

Crafts & Visual Arts → Cartoon characters

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Self

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Self

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Self

Short films

Short films → Short films - United States

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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United States, 1938

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