Donald's Tire Trouble

Donald's Tire Trouble
Directed by	Dick Lundy
Story by	Carl Barks Harry Reeves
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Clarence Nash
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Bob Carlson
Layouts by	Kendall O'Connor
Color process	Technicolor
Production company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Release date	January 29, 1943 (1943-01-29) (USA)
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Donald's Tire Trouble is a cartoon by Walt Disney Productions, featuring their character Donald Duck.

It was directed by Dick Lundy and released in 1943.^[1] The cartoon pokes fun at the difficulties involved in America's rubber rationing, a consequence of World War II.^[2]

Voice cast

• Donald Duck: Clarence Nash

Releases

• 1943 – theatrical release
• c. 1972 – The Mouse Factory, episode #34: "Automobiles" (TV)
• c. 1983 – Good Morning, Mickey!, episode #36 (TV)
• 1997 – The Ink and Paint Club, episode #1.56: "Wartime Disney" (TV)
• 2011 – Have a Laugh!, episode #26 (TV)

Home media

The short was released on December 6, 2005, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Two: 1942-1946.^[3]

Additional releases include:

• 1984 – "Cartoon Classics - Limited Gold Edition: Donald" (VHS)

References

1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. Shull, Michael S. Doing Their Bit: Wartime American Animated Short Films, 1939-1945, McFarland & Company, 2004, p. 60. ISBN 0-7864-1555-X
3. "The Chronological Donald Volume 2 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

Other websites

• Donald's Tire Trouble at the Internet Movie Database.
• Donald's Tire Trouble at the TCM Movie Database