Donald Duck and the Gorilla

Donald Duck and the Gorilla is a Donald Duck Cartoon originally released in 1944. It stars Donald Duck along with his three nephews; Huey, Dewey and Louie and Ajax, the Gorilla. The 1930 Mickey cartoon The Gorilla Mystery has a similar plot involving a gorilla named Beppo who captures Minnie Mouse.

Plot

One stormy night, Donald and his nephews overhear the radio announcer, Breckenridge, notify the listeners that a gorilla named Ajax has escaped from the city zoo. As a prank, Donald frightens his nephews with gorilla hands to make it seem as if he is Ajax. To get revenge on their uncle, the nephews dress up in a gorilla suit and scare Donald. At the same time, the real Ajax breaks into the house, whom Donald momentarily believes is the triplets' disguise before spotting them. As Ajax chases Donald through his house, with the help of the radio announcer, the nephews use tear gas to stop Ajax, although it affects Donald as well. Tearing up, Ajax and Donald console one another.

Releases

VHS

• Cartoon Classics : First Series : Volume 3 : Scary Tales
• Disney's Halloween Treat
• Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 13 : Donald's Scary Tales

Laserdisc

• Cartoon Classics : Scary Tales
• Donald's Scary Tales
• Halloween Haunts

DVD

• Walt Disney Treasures : The Chronological Donald Volume 2
• Mickey's House of Villains

VCD

• Cartoon Classics: Birdbrain Donald (Malaysian Release)

Television

• The Ink and Paint Club : #34 : Donald's Nephews

Technical specifications

• Animation type : Standard
• Sound mix : Mono
• Aspect ratio : 1.37 : 1
• Negative format : 35mm
• Print format : 35mm
• Cinematographic process : Spherical

Notes

• At one point, Donald's tail gives Ajax an eye-poke, one of the signature moves of the Three Stooges.

External links

• Donald Duck and the Gorilla at the Internet Movie Database
• Lonesome Ghosts at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts