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Modern Inventions (1937)

Running Time

May 29, 1937
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Modern Inventions (1937)

Name: Modern Inventions
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Science Fiction
Released: 1937-05-29

Running Time

May 29, 1937
Release Date

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Plot.

Donald Duck goes to a museum of modern inventions. After getting in without paying, he meets a robot butler who takes Donald's hat every time he sees him. Donald is very annoyed by this and magically fixes himself a new hat every time this happens and strolls on. Ignoring the sign not to touch it, Donald starts playing with a wrapping machine and ends up being wrapped himself. He also encounters and tries out a robot nursemaid and a fully automatic barber chair. They both don't do him much good.

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Cast & Crew.

Clarence Nash

Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)

Cliff Edwards

Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

Robot Baby Carriage (voice) (uncredited)

Jack King

Director

Carl Barks

Writer

Oliver Wallace

Music

Walt Disney

Producer

Johnny Cannon

Animation

Jack Hannah

Animation

Paul Allen

Animation

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Details.

Release Date
May 29, 1937

Status
Released

Running Time
9m

Content Rating
NR

Genres
Animation Comedy Science Fiction

Last updated: 2025-02-10

This Movie Is About.

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man vs machine

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haircut

diaper

black face

upside down haircut

stolen hat

Wiki.

Modern Inventions is a 1937 American comic science fiction animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by United Artists. The cartoon follows Donald Duck as he tours the fictional Museum of Modern Marvels. It was directed by Jack King in his first directing role at Disney, and features original music by Oliver Wallace. The voice cast includes Clarence Nash as Donald, Billy Bletcher as the Robot Butler, Adriana Caselotti as the Robot Baby Carriage and Don Brodie as the Robot Barber.

Modern Inventions pokes fun at modern conveniences. The scene of Donald in the barber's chair was submitted by Carl Barks as his first story contribution at Disney. It is also the final Disney short to be released by United Artists.