Celebrating the career of the one of the most prolific of Walt’s 'Fabulous Five' classic characters, this volume features Donald’s shorts from 1942 to 1946. These short subjects, brilliantly animated, cover the WWII years and include the Academy Award®-winning short 'Der Fuehrer’s Face' (Best Short Subject (Cartoon) 1943). Shorts: 1942: The Village Smithy, Donald's Snow Fight, Donald's Garden, Donald's Gold Mine, The Vanishing Private, Sky Trooper, Bellboy Donald 1943: Der Fuehrer's Face, Donald's Tire Trouble, The Flying Jalopy, Fall Out, Fall In, The Old Army Game, Home Defense 1944: Trombone Trouble, Donald Duck and the Gorilla, Commando Duck, The Plastics Inventor, Donald's Off Day, Contrary Condor 1945: Clock Watcher, The Eyes Have It, Donald's Crime, Duck Pimples, No Sail, Cured Duck, Old Sequoia 1946: Donald's Double Trouble, Wet Paint, Dumb Bell of the Yukon, Lighthouse Keeping, Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive Bonus features: - a chat with the current voice of Donald, Tony Anselmo - 'A Day in the Life of Donald Duck': complete Disneyland episode - 'The Art and Animation of Carl Barks', new featurette on Disney's legendary Donald Duck artist - 'The Volunteer Worker', a rarely-seen vintage WWII short - Timeline of the Walt Disney studios during World War II - still frame art galleries | This fascinating volume features some of Walt’s most unique animated triumphs. Included are several of Walt’s 'The Alice Comedies,' a pioneering series of early short films that combined live-action and animation. These wonderful, lesser-known unique films pre-date much of the work that would make him world-famous. Fans will enjoy the unique animation of 'Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom,' which won an Academy Award® (Best Short Subject (Cartoon) 1953) and was the first cartoon produced in Cinemascope. This short film established a completely new animation style for the Studio. DISNEY RARITIES, CELEBRATED SHORTS 1920s-1960s showcases a large collection of Walt’s outstanding animated shorts that fans may not be aware of. Shorts: Alice's Wonderland, Alice Gets in Dutch, Alice's Wild West Show, Alice in the Jungle, Alice's Egg Plant, Alice's Murderous Mystery, Alice the Whaler, Ferdinand the Bull, Chicken Little, The Pelican and the Snipe, The Truth About Mother Goose, Paul Bunyan, Noah's Ark, Goliath II, The Saga of Windwagon Smith, A Symposium on Popular Songs, Ben and Me, Football: Now and Then, Toot, Whistle, Plunk & Boom, Pigs is Pigs, Social Lion, A Cowboy Needs a Horse, Hooked Bear, In the Bag, Jack and Old Mac, The Story of Anyburg, U.S.A., The Brave Engineer, Morris, the Midget Moose, Lambert, the Sheepish Lion, The Little House, Adventures in Music: Melody Bonus features: - 'Alice's Cartoon World': Leonard Maltin discusses shorts with the original Alice, Virginia Davis - 'From Kansas City to Hollywood' Walt's silent era timeline - 'A Feather in His Collar', rarely-seen Community Chest short - Audio commentary by composer Richard Sherman on 'A Symposium on Popular Songs' - still frame galleries | 'The Adventures of Spin and Marty' ran on Walt’s original The Mickey Mouse Club television program. This beloved series follows two boys who meet at a summer boys ranch and share adventures together. Marty Markham (David Stollery) is a wealthy city kid who meets Spin Evans (Tim Considine), the most popular camper from the previous summer. The two don’t get along at first, but over twenty-five exciting episodes and many escapades, the boys become friends. The series also starred Harry Carey, Jr., Roy Barcroft and J. Pat O’Malley. Following this popular introductory serial, the second and third Mickey Mouse Club seasons brought 'Further Adventures of Spin and Marty' and 'The New Adventures of Spin and Marthy' in the late 1950s, but neither of those will be presented in this set. The Complete First Year (1955-56) contains 25 episodes: Tragedy, Perkins' Decision, The Triple R, The Misfit, White Stallion, Froggy Day, The Battle, A Surprise Decision, Homesick, Logan's Lesson, The Chase, The Secret Ride, Ride 'Em Cowboy, The Snipe Hunt, Sky Rocket's Trick, The Last Campfire, Tossing the Calf, Rope Artist, Nothing Happens on a Sunday, Perkins and the Bear, The Runaway, Haunted Valley, The Live Ghost, The Big Rodeo, Off on the Wrong Foot Bonus features: - the complete Mickey Mouse Club episode that introduced the serial - Tim Considine's screen test - 'Return to the Triple R' where Considine and Stollery give an exclusive interview and tour the original ranch filming location - 'Back in the Saddle with Harry Carey Jr.' interview featurette - still frame gallery | Inspired by true life heroes, these are two of Walt’s most exciting television shows, ELFEGO BACA and THE SWAMP FOX. Elfego Baca is a late-19th century gunfighter (Robert Loggia) in the old west who changes his ways to become sheriff and then a lawyer. Elfego deals with rampaging cowboys, outlaws and more in this exciting series about law and order on the frontier. The Swamp Fox stars Leslie Nielsen (who starred in the classic film 'Forbidden Planet,' and would later become famous for the 'Airplane' and 'Naked Gun' movies) as Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion. This patriot fought the British using unusual methods, and became known as 'The Swamp Fox.'In this superb series, Marion matches wits with the Tories in a story of adventure and action. Episodes: Elfego Baca: Nine Lives of Elfego Baca, Four Down and Five Lives to Go, Attorney at Law (1958-59) The Swamp Fox: Birth of the Swamp Fox, Brother Against Brother, Tory Vengeance (1959-60) Bonus features: - interview with Robert Loggia (Elfego Baca star) - 'Tales of Courage and Adventure' featurette on real life historical figures - still frame galleries Note: A total of ten 'Elfego Baca' episodes and eight 'Swamp Fox' episodes were made; this set contains three of each. |