Private Pluto
Private Pluto is a cartoon made by Walt Disney Productions in 1943. In this cartoon Pluto is in the army and he gets antagonized by two chipmunks, later known as Chip 'n' Dale, in their first appearance.[1] While the chipmunks became regular antagonists of Donald Duck, they did continue to pester Pluto in Squatter's Rights (1946) and Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952).[2]
Private Pluto | |
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Directed by | Clyde Geronimi |
Produced by | Walt Disney |
Starring | Pinto Colvig Dessie Flynn Jimmy MacDonald |
Music by | Oliver Wallace |
Animation by | Al Bertino Les Clark Phil Duncan John Lounsbery Charles A. Nichols |
Layouts by | Bruce Bushman Charles Philippi |
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 |
Synopsis
This short showcases Pluto as a soldier. Pluto is a guard dog on a military base. He is told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). First, Pluto tries to follow marching orders, contorting himself into quite a mess. Then, he engages in hijinks with two chipmunks who are using a cannon to store and crack their nuts, and a war of wits naturally ensues.
Voice cast
- Pluto: Pinto Colvig
- Dale: Dessie Flynn
- Chip: James MacDonald
References
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 65. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (2nd ed.). Hyperion. p. 41. ISBN 978-0786863365.