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Donald and the Wheel(1961)
Status: Released
Date: 1961-06-21
61%
23 Votes
Time: 0h 17m
Overview:
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.
Languages: English.
Countries:
United States of America
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Movie: Donald and the Wheel
Top 5 Billed Cast
Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice)
Bill Lee
(voice)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Senior Spirit of Progress (voice)
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Overview
A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.
Release Date
1961-06-21
Average
6.109
Rating:
3.1 startsTagline
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Languages:
English
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