The Hockey Champ
| The Hockey Champ | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jack King |
| Story by | Carl Barks |
| Produced by | Walt Disney |
| Music by | Paul J. SmithCharles Wolcott |
| Animation by | Paul AllenJohnny CannonDon TowsleyBernard Wolf |
| Color process | Technicolor |
Productioncompany | |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Language | English |
The Hockey Champ is a 1939 Donald Duckshort film, produced in Technicolor and released by Walt Disney Productions.[1] Story director Carl Barks established a tradition in this cartoon — Donald achieving mastery in some field, only to be undone by his own character flaws — which continued into Barks' comic book stories as well.[2]
Plot
Donald Duck is skating on a frozen body of water (at one point mocking Sonja Henie, an Olympic figure skater and popular movie star at the time), when he spots his nephews playing ice hockey. After criticizing the boys' skills, Donald shows them a trophy he carries with him, proclaiming him the Hockey Champion of Duck Swamp. Skeptical, the boys accept his challenge to a hockey game. Donald easily scores numerous goals against the boys, which causes him to grow increasingly cocky. When he announces that he will face the nephews blindfolded, the boys turn their efforts from hockey to antagonizing Donald. In the ensuing chase, Donald runs into an ice wall, falls down a frozen well, and has a hockey puck shot into his mouth. The boys ultimately hit him into the hockey net hard enough to transform it into a cage that traps Donald like a bird.
Cast
Home media
The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941.[3]
References
- ^Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved June 6, 2020.
- ^Kaufman, J.B.; Gerstein, David (2024). Walt Disney's Donald Duck: The Ultimate History. Taschen. p. 126. ISBN 978-3-8365-5280-6.
- ^"The Chronological Donald Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
External links
- The Hockey Champ at IMDb
- The Hockey Champ at the TCM Movie Database (archived version)
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- 1939 films
- 1939 comedy films
- 1930s sports films
- Films directed by Jack King
- Films produced by Walt Disney
- 1930s Disney animated short films
- Films scored by Paul Smith (composer)
- Donald Duck short films
- 1930s color films
- American ice hockey films
- Films with screenplays by Carl Barks
- 1939 animated short films
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