Out of Scale
Out of Scale is a 1951 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah and produced by Walt Disney.[1] In the episode, Donald Duck has a ride-on sized train layout in his backyard.[2] There's a large tree (home to Chip 'n Dale) that's out of scale, so Donald moves it while they are out; they come back to see their tree moving. No problem; one of Donald's model houses is just their size.
| Out of Scale | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Story by | Bill Berg Nick George |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash James MacDonald Dessie Flynn |
| Music by | Paul Smith |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Volus Jones Bill Justice George Kreisl Dan MacManus (effects) |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Art Riley |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Donald Duck has constructed a miniature scale live steam railroad on his backyard property; while adding more miniature trees to the railroad, he's annoyed by Chip 'n' Dale's tree as it's not in the correct scale for his setup, and promptly removes it. Realizing what's happened, Chip and Dale try to get the tree back from Donald. During the chase, they race past the miniature village and go into a tiny house. Chip and Dale make themselves comfortable inside, while Donald concludes they are both a perfect scale. Donald begins to have some fun by impersonating people & simulating extremes of weather but they figure it out, and the chase continues.
In the end, they reclaim their tree, which ends up on the railroad track with the train making a hole though it. Donald stops the train planning to tear them apart, but they appease him by putting a "Giant Redwood" sign on the tree, and claim it is a scale model of California Giant Redwood with a tunnel.
Satisfied with the explanation, Donald thanks Chip and Dale for their appreciation and rides his train through the tunnel as the chipmunks celebrate their victory.[3]
Voice cast
- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- James MacDonald and Dessie Flynn as Chip and Dale
Television
- Disneyland, episode #2.25: "Where Do the Stories Come From?"
- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #3
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.5: "Chip 'N Dale"
- Have a Laugh!, episode #55
- Treasures from the Disney Vault, March 16, 2017
Home media
The short was released on November 11, 2008 on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961.[4]
Additional releases include:
- Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Chip 'n' Dale (with Donald Duck) (VHS)
- Everybody Loves Donald (VHS)
- Chip 'n' Dale Volume 1: Here Comes Trouble (DVD)
- Everybody Loves Donald (DVD)
- So Dear to My Heart (DVD Disney movie club exclusive)
Notes
- The short's title was later used for an episode of Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.[5]
- The short was inspired by Walt Disney's backyard trainset, the Carolwood Pacific Railroad.[6]
- The cartoon's storyline was the basis for the Golden Book "Donald Duck's Toy Train".[7]
- The main musical theme is an adaptation of I've Been Working on the Railroad.
- Donald Duck's train is actually Casey Jones' train which consists of Engine No. 2 (A 4-4-0 American type steam locomotive (Based on Central Pacific #173)), a mail car & a caboose with a #53 from The Brave Engineer.
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- MUBI
- D23
- "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
- "Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers" Out of Scale (TV Episode 1990) - IMDb
- Disney's "Chip 'n' Dale" on Records|Cartoon Research
- Walt Disney's Donald Duck's toy train (Book, 1950) - WorldCat.org
External links
- Out of Scale at IMDb
- Out of Scale at The Internet Animation Database
- BCDB
