Encyclopedia Entry: No Hunting (1955)

No Hunting, a Walt Disney Donald Duck cartoon short, was released in theaters on January 14, 1955. Produced by Walt Disney Productions and distributed by RKO Radio Pictures Inc.

Donald Duck is inspired by his Grandpa’s hunting skills and heads out on a modern-day hunt. When he arrives at the hunting grounds, he finds it overcrowded with hunters. The next day, the hunting season begins, chaos ensues and the forest looks like a war zone. Donald leaves the next day without any game but a cow with the word "cow" painted on the side. Bambi and his mother make a cameo but runaway when seeing loads of litter floating downstream. 

At the 28th Academy Awards on March 21, 1956, was nominated for Best Short Subject (Cartoon). The short was released on November 11, 2008, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume 4: 1951-1961.

Cast and Crew

Director: Jack Hannah. Writer(s): Dick Shaw, Bill Berg, and Milt Schaffer (uncredited). Producer: Walt Disney (uncredited). Animator(s): Bob Carlson (Animator, uncredited), Eve Fletcher (Painter, uncredited), Robert Givens (Layout Artist, uncredited), Yale Gracey (Layout Artist), Ray Huffine (Background Artist), Roy Jenkins (Animator, uncredited), Hal King (Animator, uncredited), Les Kline (Animator, uncredited), Dan MacManus (Effects Animator), Alan Maley (Background Artist, uncredited), Cliff Nordberg (Animator, uncredited), Joe Ruby (Inbetween Artist, uncredited), Al Setter (Animator, uncredited), John Sibley (Animator), Marion Smith (Painter, uncredited), Bill Southwood (Animator, uncredited). Cast: Robert Bruce (Narrator, uncredited), Peggy Connelly (voice of Bambi's Mother, uncredited), Jack Hannah (voice of Moose, uncredited), James MacDonald (Bull, uncredited), Clarence Nash (voice of Donald Duck, uncredited), Milt Schaffer (voice of Usher, uncredited), Bill Thompson (voice of Donald's Grandpa / Ranger, uncredited). Composer: Oliver Wallace. Sound Department: George Lowerre (uncredited).

Technical Specifications

Runtime: 6:10. Animation Type: Standard Animation. Sound Mix: Mono (RCA Sound Recording). Color: Color (Technicolor). Aspect Ratio: 2:35.1 (CinemaScope). 

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