Donald's Happy Birthday

Donald's Happy Birthday is a 1949 Donald Duck cartoon featuring Donald Duck and his nephews Huey, Dewey, and Louie.[1] In the short film, Huey, Dewey, and Louie would like to buy a box of cigars for Donald's birthday but Donald decides to keep the money.

Donald's Happy Birthday
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Hannah
Written byNick George
Bill Berg
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringClarence Nash
Music byOliver Wallace
Animation byBob Carlson
Volus Jones
Bill Justice
Jack Boyd
Layouts byYale Gracey
Backgrounds byRalph Hulett
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • February 11, 1949 (1949-02-11)
Running time
6 minutes 40 seconds
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

On March 13, Huey, Dewey, and Louie decide to buy a box of cigars for their uncle Donald's birthday, but when they realize they do not have $2.98 ($34.18 in current time), they do chores for Donald's backyard lawn and charge Donald for the chores. He happily gives them the money, but then immediately has them deposit it in a coin bank as they try to leave the house. After a couple of failed attempts to steal the bank from Donald, the triplets manage to take the money and buy the box of cigars before returning to their tree house.

However, Donald spotted the trio purchasing the cigar box from the store, and mistakenly believes that the trio has taken up smoking in secret. A furious Donald then punishes the trio by making them smoke all of the cigars themselves to teach them a lesson about smoking, and the triplets end up passing out due to smoke inhalation. Just as the cigar box is emptied, Donald discovers a birthday card written by the trio inside the box, making him realize that the triplets were actually going to give the cigars to him as a birthday present. Horrified of what he has done to the triplets, Donald shrinks out of shame and jumps into a hole in the tree house floor.

Voice cast

Home media

The short was released on December 11, 2007, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950.[2]

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "The Chronological Donald Volume 3 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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