Private Pluto

Private Pluto
Private Pluto
	Short film poster
Directed by	Clyde Geronimi
Produced by	Walt Disney
Starring	Pinto Colvig; Norma Swank; Dessie Flynn
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Al Bertino; Les Clark; Phil Duncan; John Lounsbery; Charles A. Nichols
Layouts by	Bruce Bushman; Charles Philippi
Color process	Technicolor
Production; company	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date	April 2, 1943;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Private Pluto is a 1943 propaganda comedy cartoon produced by Walt Disney Productions. In this cartoon, Pluto is in the army and he gets antagonized by two chipmunks, later known as Chip 'n' Dale, in their first official appearance.^[1] While the chipmunks became regular antagonists of Donald Duck, they did continue to pester Pluto in Squatter's Rights (1946) and one last time in Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952).^[2]

This story and characters previously appeared in the October 1942 issue of Walt Disney's Comics and Stories. This was a 4-page text story with illustrations.^[3]

Plot

This short showcases Pluto as a military working dog during the World War II when he is a guard dog on a U.S military base. He is told there are saboteurs, and is assigned to guard a pill-box (gun emplacement). First, Pluto tries to follow marching orders, contorting himself into quite a mess. Then, he engages in hijinks with two chipmunks who are using a cannon to store and crack their nuts, and a war of wits naturally ensues.

Voice cast

Pluto: Pinto Colvig
Chip: Norma Swank^[4]
Dale: Dessie Flynn

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on Walt Disney Treasures: Walt Disney on the Front Lines^[5] and on December 7 of the same year, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Complete Pluto: 1930–1947.^[6]

References

^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 65. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (2nd ed.). Hyperion. p. 41. ISBN 0-7868-6336-6.
^ Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, volume 3, number 1, pages 55-58
^ Johnson, Mindy (2022-04-21). "Farewell to the Woman Behind Walt Disney's "Chip"". Mindy Johnson Creative. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
^ "Walt Disney on the Front Lines DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
^ "The Complete Pluto Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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[1] Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. p. 65. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[2] Grant, John (1998). Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters (2nd ed.). Hyperion. p. 41. ISBN 0-7868-6336-6.

[3] Walt Disney's Comics and Stories, volume 3, number 1, pages 55-58

[4] Johnson, Mindy (2022-04-21). "Farewell to the Woman Behind Walt Disney's "Chip"". Mindy Johnson Creative. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

[5] "Walt Disney on the Front Lines DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 14 February 2021.

[6] "The Complete Pluto Volume 1 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

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v t e Disney World War II propaganda films
Donald's films	Donald's Decision (1942) The New Spirit (1942) Der Fuehrer's Face (1943) The Spirit of '43 (1943)
Stand-alone films	The Thrifty Pig (1941) 7 Wise Dwarfs (1941) Stop That Tank! (1942) Food Will Win the War (1942) Out of the Frying Pan into the Firing Line (1942) The Grain That Built a Hemisphere (1943) Education for Death (1943) Reason and Emotion (1943)
Related	All Together (1942) Donald Gets Drafted (1942) The Vanishing Private (1942) Sky Trooper (1942) Private Pluto (1943) Fall Out Fall In (1943) Victory Through Air Power (1943) The Old Army Game (1943) Chicken Little (1943) Home Defense (1943) Commando Duck (1944) A Few Quick Facts series (1944, 1946)