Mr. Duck Steps Out is a Donald Duck cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions, which is released on June 7, 1940, and featured the debut of Daisy Duck.[1] The short was directed by Jack King and written by Carl Barks, Chuck Couch, Jack Hannah, Harry Reeves, Milt Schaffer, and Frank Tashlin.
Mr. Duck Steps Out | |
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Directed by | Jack King |
Story by | Carl Barks Chuck Couch Jack Hannah Harry Reeves Milt Schaffer Frank Tashlin |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Clarence Nash |
Music by | Charles Wolcott |
Animation by | Les Clark Larry Clemmons Don Towsley Lee Morehouse Rex Cox Volus Jones Emery Hawkins Ray Patin Ken Muse Dick Lundy Phil Duncan Judge Whitaker Jim Armstrong |
Layouts by | Bill Herwig |
Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | Walt Disney Productions |
Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 8 minutes 12 seconds |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Clarence Nash performs all the voices in the film—Donald, Daisy and Donald's nephews.
Donald visits the house of his new love interest, Daisy, for their first known date. Donald tried to woo her and hug her, but at first Daisy acts shy and has her back turned to her visitor. But Donald soon notices her tail feathers taking the form of a hand and signaling for him to come closer. But their time alone is soon interrupted by Huey, Dewey, and Louie who have just followed their uncle and clearly compete with him for the attention of Daisy.
Donald and the nephews take turns dancing the jitterbug with her while trying to get rid of each other. In their final effort the three younger ducks feed their uncle maize in the process of becoming popcorn. The process is completed within Donald himself who continues to move wildly around the house while maintaining the appearance of dancing. The short ends with an impressed Daisy showering her new lover with red kisses.
The short stands out among other Donald shorts of the period for its use of modern music and surreal situations throughout. After this short, the idea of a permanent love interest for Donald was well established. However, Daisy did not appear as regularly as Donald himself.
In later versions of this short, Daisy's lines were re-dubbed by Diane Michelle.
The short has been re-released on home media multiple times since its first distribution. These releases include:
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