The Riveter is a 1940 American Donald Duck short film directed by Dick Lundy and produced by Walt Disney.[1] In the short film, Donald lands a job working high steel as a riveter for construction foreman Pete.
| The Riveter | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dick Lundy |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash Billy Bletcher |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Jack Campbell Al Eugster Hal King Ed Love |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7:33 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
editAfter a rough off-screen physical confrontation, a construction worker is aggressively thrown off a jobsite. The foreman, Pete, posts a sign reading "Riveter Wanted". Donald sees the sign and indicates his interest in the job to Pete, who is skeptical due to Donald's comparatively small stature. Donald however insists he can perform the job, so Pete hires him and immediately sends him to work on the top floor. Donald gets off to a rough start due to being disoriented and terrified by the height, and then by not knowing how to work the rivet gun. Unable to physically control the rivet gun, Donald is dragged by it along the jobsite.
Pete decides to take his lunch break and orders Donald to serve him, but the loud noise from the other rivet guns distracts Donald to the point of completely ruining Pete's lunch. An enraged Pete chases Donald throughout the high floors of the jobsite. Donald outmaneuvers Pete, causing Pete to fall off the side of the building and into a tub of quick drying plaster. The plaster encases Pete into a fountain statue, causing Donald to laugh uproariously.
Voice cast
edit- Clarence Nash as Donald Duck
- Billy Bletcher as Pete
Music
editDonald enters the cartoon singing "Heigh Ho" from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Releases
editTelevision
edit- Good Morning, Mickey, episode #57
- Goofy's Guide to Success
- Mickey's Mouse Tracks, episode #63
- The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.11: "The Many Lives of Pegleg Pete"
Home media
editThe short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[2]
It can also be found on VHS on Walt Disney Cartoon Classics: Limited Gold Editions - Donald with the original opening and closing titles.
References
edit- ^ 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 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
External links
edit- The Riveter at IMDb
- The Riveter at The Internet Animation Database
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