Self Control (film)

Self Control
Donald Duck series
File:Self Control.png Self Control title card
Directed by	Jack King
Produced by	Walt Disney
Story by	Carl Barks
Voices by	Clarence Nash Florence Gill
Music by	Oliver Wallace
Animation by	Jack Hannah Paul Allen Ed Aardal Charles Couch
Studio	Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by	RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)	February 11, 1938 (1938-02-11)
Color process	Technicolor
Running time	8 minutes 51 seconds
Country	United States
Language	English
Preceded by	Donald's Ostrich
Followed by	Donald's Better Self

Self Control is an animated short film in the Donald Duck series, produced in Technicolor by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on February 11, 1938 by RKO Radio Pictures. The film follows Donald trying to learn to control his temper by following the advice of a radio program.

It was directed by Jack King and features the voice of Clarence Nash as Donald Duck and Florence Gill as the clucking voice of a chicken. The voice of Uncle Smiley was uncredited.

Plot

Donald Duck is enjoying a leisurely day in his hammock sipping lemonade and listening to his radio. Soon Uncle Smiley's radio program comes on. Smiley is described as a "musical philosopher" and uses songs to maintain a positive attitude. Donald insists that he has never lost his temper, yet

Donald's temper is first tried by a fly that lands on his foot, followed by a worm which crawls down the underside of his hammock and tickles him. A chicken comes along and pecks Donald's rear end while trying to grab the worm. Finally Donald is confronted with an antagonistic woodpecker who finally causes him to lose his temper.

At the end of the film Donald grabs his shotgun and smashes the radio.

External links

• Self Control at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Self Control at IMDb