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Walt Disney Treasures - The Chronological Donald, Volume Two (1942 - 1946)
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
EAN: 9780788859458
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
ISBN: 0788859455
Label: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Languages: English (Original Language),
Manufacturer: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
MPN: D40329D
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 06, 2005
Running Time: 230 minutes
Studio: Buena Vista Home Entertainment / Disney
Theatrical Release Date: September 25, 1942
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Editorial Review:
As the number of cartoons in The Chronological Donald series indicates, Donald Duck was Walt Disney's biggest star during the '40s and '50s. Between 1941 and 1965, the studio made 106 Donald shorts, but only 49 Goofys and 14 Mickeys. With his flashpan temper, Donald was well suited to the more aggressive humor of wartime America. Donald's plump derrière got kicked, stung, swatted, or stuck in things with predictably pyrotechnic results. No character had to deal with less cooperative tools, and no character threw bigger tantrums when his equipment failed to work properly.
The Disney shorts of this era offer beautiful animation, lavish special effects, and elegantly painted backgrounds. But by 1942, Walt Disney's interests had shifted away from short films to features and war work. The artists at Warner Bros. and MGM were pushing the boundaries to make cartoons that were faster, brasher, and funnier. Compared to the work of Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Bob Clampett, and Friz Freleng, the wartime Donald shorts feel tame. The mystery spoof "Duck Pimples" is one of the nuttiest shorts the Disney Studio ever released, but it can't match the take-no-prisoners insanity of Avery's "Red" cartoons, its obvious model.
Any serious Disneyphile or student of animation will want The Chronological Donald, as it's been impossible to see many of the cartoons for decades. The extras include "A Day in the Life of Donald Duck," a 1956 episode of "Disneyland" that features Donald arguing with Clarence Nash, the actor who provided his voice; and a conversation between host Leonard Maltin and Tony Anselmo, Donald's current voice. (Unrated, suitable for all ages: cartoon violence, tobacco use, ethnic stereotypes) --Charles Solomon
The adventures of the world's favorite fiery-tempered duck continue as we follow his solo-starring efforts from 1942 through 1946. This period was filled with an abundance of comic exploits as Donald shows his huge audience what he's made of, short fuse and all. Among Donald's featured escapades is the Academy Award(R)-nominated Best Short, "Donald's Crime," from 1945. Also showcased is an interview with the current-day voice of Donald Duck, Tony Anselmo, and a profile of the legendary comic book artist Carl Barks -- including a look at the not-often-seen work he did in Disney's animation department.
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Good ole' Days
This is great and you can see all the cartoons you would watch growing up and it is just fun to see the real Disney.
Rating: - I love Donald Duck
I really love Donald Duck and I have waited during many years to have the opportunity to buy an only Donald Duck DVD. If you like the style of Walt Disney cartoons, it is really a good one. For me, these are also souvenirs of my youth. It is really a good DVD and the bonus with some interviews are very well done. It is a product of quality. You can buy the volumes #1, #2 and #3; they are all best buys. Micheline Anne Montreuil
Rating: - Wonderful!
Watching these classic cartoons reminds you why Disney is where it is today. They are funny, they are entertaining and they show why cartoons made before the era of political correctness and educational everything will always be better than the less than fun stuff made today. If you want to laugh out loud buy this collection!
Rating: - Fun
Clean fun. The menu is hard to use and the dvds are not the best quality. We had to send back for a replacement.
Rating: - Donald's War Years Career
This two disc set in the Disney Treasures series picks up at the end of the first Donald themed release and follows Donald pretty much through World War II. Over the course of the two discs, we get 32 shorts from 1942 to 1946.
Only a hand full of them are directly related to the war effort. Those are collected in a special part of disc one. These eight shorts were part of the earlier DISNEY AT WAR set, but it's nice to have them here, too. Most of them find Donald enlisting in the ... Read More
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