Donald's Ostrich

Donald's Ostrich
Directed by	Jack King
Produced by	Walt Disney
Studio(s)	Walt Disney Productions
Distributor	RKO Radio Pictures
Released	December 10, 1937
Language	English
Preceded by	Modern Inventions (MM)
Followed by	Self Control
External links
IMDb page

Donald's Ostrich is a 1937 Donald Duck cartoon. It is the first cartoon starring Donald Duck to be branded as a Donald Duck cartoon.

Synopsis

In which he plays a train station custodian in charge of the loading and unloading of crates and luggage. In the beginning of the cartoon, a train unloads a bunch of cargo, among which is dropped off an ostrich in a crate. The ostrich is named Hortense, and the rest of the cartoon deals with the havoc she creates at the station as she proceeds to eat anything lying around. Hortense also falls in love with Donald Duck at first sight and kisses him repeatedly, much to his dismay. The radio stations initially provide secondary humour, but later on the visuals reflect the stations to a great extent. As with most of the Disney shorts of this era the backgrounds are a work of art.

Hortense's Meals

• Nametag
• Gum (cut scene)
• Concertina
• Alarm Clock
• 3 Balloons
• Radio

Voice Cast

• Clarence Nash - Donald Duck
• Pinto Colvig - Hortense (hiccoughs)
• Billy Bletcher - Bass Singer, Villain on Radio
• Elvia Allman - Lady Chef on Radio
• Adriana Caselotti - Singer

Trivia

• The Here's Donald! VHS of the cartoon uses the original opening and closing titles.
• A black-and-white 9.5 mm reel featured deleted scenes from the short.

Home video releases

VHS

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Here's Donald!

Laserdisc

• Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Here's Donald! / Here's Goofy!

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald

Gallery

Title card

Story sketch of an unused gag in which the ostrich swallows some bubble gum balls.

Another story sketch from the unused gum gag

Another idea for the unused gum gag

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