Donald and the Wheel

June. 21,1961      NR
Rating:
6.4
Trailer Synopsis Cast

A father tells his son the invention of the wheel was most important; to prove it, the two hipsters visit the inventor caveman Donald Duck. There follows a survey of the progress of transportation, a digression into the basics of gear ratios, a series of live-action dancers to various styles of music inside a giant jukebox, an illustration of the use of wheels in power generation and space satellites, etc. Ultimately, Donald decides he doesn't want the responsibility, but certainly someone else would take on the task.

Clarence Nash as  Donald Duck
Thurl Ravenscroft as  Senior Spirit of Progress

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Reviews

Solemplex
1961/06/21

To me, this movie is perfection.

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Console
1961/06/22

best movie i've ever seen.

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Rexanne
1961/06/23

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

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Justina
1961/06/24

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

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