| Clown of the Jungle | |
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| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Story by | Ray Patin Payne Thebaut |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Starring | Clarence Nash Pinto Colvig |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Andy Engman Volus Jones Bill Justice Hal King |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Thelma Witmer |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 6:19 |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Clown of the Jungle is a 1947 American animated short film directed byJack Hannah and produced byWalt Disney, featuringDonald Duck.[1] It marks the first short film appearance of theAracuan Bird, previously seen inThe Three Caballeros (1944). In the short film, Donald Duck is visiting the jungle to photograph its tropical birds, but things take a turn for the worse when Donald encounters the extremely annoying Aracuan Bird.
In the South American jungle, the narrator introduces us to the various birds living there and to wildlife photographer Donald Duck intent on getting some pictures. However, all his attempts to photograph birds are ruined by the "clown of the jungle", the Aracuan Bird. Example: when Donald attempts to photograph a chorus line of hummingbirds, the Aracuan Bird interrupts the picture with a Russian kick dance. Donald becomes aggravated to the point where he gives chase but the bird always manages to outsmart Donald and make short work of his sanity.
The short was released on December 11, 2007, onWalt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Three: 1947-1950[2] where the opening theme uses the cut-short 1947 Donald Duck theme instead of the first Mickey Mouse theme it originally used.
Additional releases include:
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