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The Wise Little Hen 1934 Disney Silly Symphony Short Film



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ABOUT THE WISE LITTLE HEN SHORT DISNEY MOVIE


Alternative titles (from Letterboxd): La gallinita sabia, The Little Red Hen


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Description from Wikipedia: "The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney's Silly Symphony cartoon, based on the fable The Little Red Hen. The cartoon features the debut of Donald Duck, dancing to the Sailor's Hornpipe.[3] Donald and his friend Peter Pig try to avoid work by faking stomach aches until Mrs. Hen teaches them the value of labor."


Voice Cast and Characters:

Florence Gill - the Wise Little Hen

Clarence Nash - Donald Duck

Purv Pullen - Peter Pig

Dot Farley - Baby Chicks


Directed by Wilfred Jackson

Produced by Walt Disney

Music by Leigh Harline

Animation by Archie Robin, Clyde Geronimi, Art Babbitt, Louie Schmitt, Ugo D'Orsi., Frenchy de Tremaudan, Wolfgang Reitherman, Dick Huemer

Production company: Walt Disney Productions

Distributed by United Artists

Release date: May 3, 1934 (Carthay Circle Theater), June 7, 1934

Running time: 7 minutes (one reel)

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