Three for Breakfast
Three for Breakfast is a 1948 American animated short film directed by Jack Hannah. Part of the Donald Duck film series, the film was produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on November 5, 1948.[2]
| Three for Breakfast | |
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| Directed by | Jack Hannah |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Story by | Nick George |
| Starring | Clarence Nash James MacDonald Dessie Flynn |
| Music by | Oliver Wallace |
| Animation by | Bob Carlson Volus Jones Bill Justice Dan MacManus |
| Layouts by | Yale Gracey |
| Backgrounds by | Thelma Witmer |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes, 4 seconds[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The cartoon stars Donald Duck cooking himself a pancake breakfast at home. Donald is confounded by two chipmunks living in his stovepipe, Chip and Dale, who eventually succeed in stealing Donald's pancakes. Clarence Nash stars as Donald while James MacDonald and Dessie Flynn voice Chip and Dale, respectively. The film includes original music by Oliver Wallace.
Synopsis
Donald Duck is cooking pancakes in his kitchen, singing "Shortnin' Bread," when two chipmunks, Chip and Dale, get wind of the smell wafting through their home in the stovepipe. Chip and Dale attempt to steal Donald's pancakes;[3] Donald devises various ways to rid himself of the unwanted guests, including slipping Chip and Dale a pancake made of rubber cement instead,[1] but Chip and Dale eventually make off with all the pancakes, much to Donald's chagrin.[3]
Releases
- 1948 – original theatrical release
- The Chronological Donald, Volume Three (2 DVD)
- 2002 – Lilo & Stitch re release
Notes
- "Three for Breakfast". disneyshorts.org.
- Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- TC Raymond (5 November 1948). "Three for Breakfast (1948)". IMDb.
