Crazy Over Daisy

Crazy Over Daisy is a Donald Duck animated short film which was originally released on March 24, 1950. Produced by Technicolor by The Walt Disney Company and RKO Radio Pictures, the short featured Donald Duck, Daisy Duck and Chip n' Dale.[1] Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and Goofy also made a brief cameo at the beginning of the movie. The story takes place in the 1890s. Donald is on his way to visit Daisy, when Chip n' Dale come along and spoil the date. The short introduced Daisy's theme song "Crazy over Daisy," and in later appearances, Donald can be heard whistling the tune, such as in "Dude Duck" and "Out on a Limb."

Crazy Over Daisy
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Hannah
Produced byWalt Disney
Story byJack Hannah
StarringClarence Nash
Gloria Blondell
Helen Silbert
Dessie Miller
Music byOliver Wallace
Animation byPaul Allen
John Reed
Ed Love
Ray Patterson
Andy Engman
Art Fitzpatrick
Bill Justice
Yale Gracey
Layouts byYale Gracey
Backgrounds byThelma Witmer
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures (original)
Buena Vista Distribution (reissue)
Release date
  • March 24, 1950 (1950-03-24)
(USA)
Running time
6 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Summary

In the 1890s, Donald Duck is riding his penny-farthing bicycle, humming a love tune (which was the theme song "Crazy Over Daisy") and on his way to Daisy Duck, he went past Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and Goofy, however Chip n' Dale seen to be come along and made fun of Donald, which caused Donald's mood went down and a small war begun and his bicycle was destroyed in the process.

Donald then irritably grabbed the two chipmunks and rushed back home till the scamps are caught and put to fitting hard-labor, powering a modified bicycle's wheels like hamsters in a wheel which that creating a new penny-farthing bicycle, but Chip n' Dale providing the power to make the bike move, which makes Donald happy and whistling again as he continues to Daisy's house.

Once at Daisy's, Daisy was appalled at Donald's behavior and became enraged at Donald "being cruel" to two innocent chipmunks, called Donald a villain and went back into her house with the chipmunks. Donald then angrily protested, threw off his hat and stormed off as the cartoon closed.

Lyrics

Daisy, Daisy you're the one that's got me captivated,

Every time you look at me I get so addlepated,

And when I'm driving along the street

Everybody that I meet

Says "there goes the guy

that's crazy over sweet Daisy Mae".

Voice cast

References
  1. Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.


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