Donald's Cousin Gus is a 1939 Walt Disney cartoon in which Donald Duck is visited by his gluttonous cousin, Gus Goose, who proceeds to eat Donald out of house and home. It was released on May 19, 1939.[1][2] Gus Goose debuted as a recurring character in Al Taliaferro's Donald Duck newspaper comic since 9 May 1938.[3]
Donald's Cousin Gus | |
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Directed by | Jack King |
Story by | Jack Hannah Carl Barks |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Dick Lundy |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Language | English |
This cartoon was also the first-ever pre-recorded program (in this case, film) to be televised in the United States, airing as part of NBC's "first night" of sponsored programming on May 3, 1939, exactly one week after the film was released in theaters.[4]
The short was directed by Jack King, and animated by Lee Morehouse, Wolfgang Reitherman, and Don Towsley. The story was created by Jack Hannah and Carl Barks.
Japanese laserdiscs: Hello Donald, Donald: Limited Gold Edition, and Disney Cartoon Festival 3.
The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[5]
It was later reaired on television on:
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