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The New Spirit 1942 Disney Donald Duck WWII Propaganda Cartoon Short Film



What's your review of the Disney World War II propaganda cartoon short film the New Spirit? It's directed by Wilfred Jackson and Ben Sharpsteen, and stars Clarence Nash as the voice of Donald Duck.


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About the New Spirit


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): El nuevo espíritu


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The New Spirit plot from IMDb: "Animated documentary promoting timely filing and payment of Federal income taxes, demonstrated by Donald Duck's difficulties with his tax return."


Cast and Characters:

Clarence Nash as Donald Duck

Fred Shields as Radio Announcer

Cliff Edwards as the Singer


Directed by Wilfred Jackson, Ben Sharpsteen

Story by Joe Grant, Dick Huemer

Produced by Walt Disney

Narrated by Fred Shields

Music by Oliver Wallace

Animation by Ed Aardal, Andy Engman, Dan MacManus, Josh Meador, Don Patterson

Layouts by Kendall O'Connor

Color process: Technicolor

Production companies: U.S. Department of the Treasury, Walt Disney Productions

Distributed by War Activities Committee of the Motion Pictures Industry

Release date: January 23, 1942

Running time: 7 minutes

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