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Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line
Director: Jack King Release Date: 1942 Stars: Minnie Mouse, Pluto Rating: ★★★ Review: ‘Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line’ is a short propaganda film aimed at American housewives. In this...
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The Thrifty Pig
Director: Ford Beebe Release Date: 1941 Stars: The Three Little Pigs Rating: ★★★★½ Review: Before The United States were dragged into the war by Japan’s attack on Pearl harbor, December 7, 1941, Walt...
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7 Wise Dwarfs
Directors: Dick Lyford & Ford Beebe Release Date: December 12, 1941 Stars: The Seven Dwarfs Rating: ★★★½ Review: ‘7 Wise Dwarfs’ is Walt Disney’s second propaganda film for the Canadian government,...
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Donald’s Decision
Director: Ford Beebe Release Date: 1942 Stars: Donald Duck Rating: ★★★ Review: ‘Donald’s Decision is Walt Disney’s third short to persuade the Canadian public to buy war certificates. This film has the...
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All Together
Director: ? Release Date: 1942 Stars: Clarabella Cow, Donald Duck, Figaro, Geppetto, Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, Huey, Dewey and Louie, Mickey Mouse, Pinocchio, Pluto, The Seven Dwarfs Rating: ★★★½...
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The New Spirit
Director: Wilfred Jackson & Ben Sharpsteen Release Date: 1942 Stars: Donald Duck Rating: ★★★★ Review: When the United States were forced into the war themselves, the government asked Disney to make...
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The Grain that Built a Hemisphere
Director: Bill Roberts Release Date: 1943 Rating: ★★½ Review: ‘The Grain that Built a Hemisphere’ is a war time educational short about corn in quite a propagandistic fashion. The Disney studios made...
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The Spirit of ’43
Director: Jack King Release Date: 1943 Stars: Donald Duck Rating: ★★★★★ ♕ Review: ‘The Spirit of ’43’ is the follow-up to ‘The New Spirit’ from the previous year. The second half is exactly the same,...
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The Winged Scourge
Director: Bill Roberts Release Date: 1943 Stars: The Seven Dwarfs Rating: ★★★½ Review: This war time educational short tells us about public enemy no. 1. This turns out not to be Nazi Germany or Japan,...
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Defense Against Invasion
Director: Jack King Release Date: 1943 Rating: ★★★½ Review: ‘Defense Against Invasion’ is an educational short for the Office of the Coordinator of Inter-American Affairs, the governmental institution,...
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Four Methods of Flush Riveting
Director: James Algar Release Date: 1942 Rating: ★★½ Review: Of all milestones of Disney animation, ‘Four Methods of Flush Riveting’ is the most unassuming and certainly the most boring. It was made in...
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Stop That Tank!
Director: Ub Iwerks Release Date: 1942 Rating: ★★½ Review: ‘Stop That Tank!’ was the first commission that resulted from the showing of the pilot instruction film ‘Four Methods of Flush Riveting‘. In...
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Parade of the Award Nominees
Director: Joe Grant? Release Date: November 18, 1932 Stars: Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Wallace Beery, Lynn Fontanne, Alfred Lunt, Helen Hayes, Fredric March, Marie Dressler Rating: ★★★★ Review:...
View ArticleThe Volunteer Worker
'The Volunteer Worker' is a short commercial in which Donald tries to collect for charity, to no avail.
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