Crazy Over Daisy
Crazy Over Daisy is a Donald Duck animated short film which was originally released on March 18, 1950. Produced by Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and RKO Radio Pictures, the short featured Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Chip n' Dale.[1] Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, and Goofy also made a brief cameo at the beginning of the movie. The story takes place in the 1890s. Donald is on his way to visit Daisy, when Chip n' Dale come along and spoil the date.
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Directed by | Jack Hannah |
Story by | Jack Hannah |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Clarence Nash Gloria Blondell Helen Silbert Dessie Miller |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Paul Allen John Reed Ed Love Ray Patterson Andy Engman Art Fitzpatrick Bill Justice Yale Gracey |
Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
Backgrounds by | Thelma Witmer |
Color process | Technicolor |
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Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 6 minutes 20 seconds |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Plot
In the 1890s, Donald Duck is riding his penny-farthing bicycle, humming a love tune (which was the theme song "Crazy Over Daisy") and on his way to Daisy Duck, he went past Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and Goofy, however Chip n' Dale seen to be come along and made fun of Donald, which caused Donald's mood went down and a small war begun and his bicycle was destroyed in the process.
Donald then irritably grabbed the two chipmunks and rushed back home till the scamps are caught and put to fitting hard-labour, powering a modified bicycle's wheels like hamsters in a wheel which that creating a new penny-farthing bicycle, but Chip n' Dale providing the power to make the bike move, which makes Donald happy and whistling again as he continues to Daisy's house.
Once at Daisy's, Daisy was appalled at Donald's behaviour and became enraged at Donald "being cruel" to two innocent chipmunks, called Donald a villain with cruelty to animals and went back into her house with the chipmunks. Donald then angrily protested, threw off his hat and stormed off down the street as the cartoon closes.
Voice cast
- Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
- Daisy Duck: Gloria Blondell
- Chip: Helen Silbert
- Dale: Dessie Miller
Song
The short introduced Daisy's theme song "Daisy Mae," and in later appearances, Donald can be heard whistling or quacking the tune, such as in Dude Duck, Out on a Limb and Chips Ahoy. The music was also reused for the song "Meet Me Down on Main Street" recorded by the Mellomen.
Lyrics
Daisy, Daisy you're the one that's got me captivated,
Every time you look at me I get so addlepated,
And when I'm driving along the street
Everybody that I meet
Says "there goes the guy
that's crazy over sweet Daisy Mae".
Home media
The short was released on December 11, 2007, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950.[2]
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- "The Chronological Donald Volume 3 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.