The Clock Watcher

The Clock Watcher

1945 ""
The Clock Watcher
The Clock Watcher

The Clock Watcher

7 | NR | en | Animation

Donald takes a job as a gift wrapper in a department store.

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Released: January. 26,1945 | Released Producted By: RKO Radio Pictures , Walt Disney Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website:
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Donald takes a job as a gift wrapper in a department store.

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Cast

Clarence Nash

Director

Howard Dunn

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RKO Radio Pictures , Walt Disney Productions

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m-86730 This is a not a quite good Donald's film, it was unreliastic, what's more, was that Donald acted not quite well, not funny gags, and it only treated Donald more roughly, a clock watcher, Um.Donald surely looked like a clock watcher, not did well in the job, threw into tantrum, and more, but I did like the end when the boss was beaten by Donald, which what happened next is ambiguous. That only comforted me a bit, I'm afraid.
JohnHowardReid Donald Duck (voiced by Clarence Nash).Director: JACK KING. Story: Harry Reeves, Rex Cox. Animators: Don Towsley, Josh Meador, Judge Whitaker, Bill Justice. Lay-outs: Ernest Nordli. Backgrounds: Howard Dunn. Music: Oliver Wallace. Color by Technicolor. RCA Sound System. Executive producer: Walt Disney.Copyright 2 November 1944 by Walt Disney Productions. Released through RKO Radio Pictures. A Walt Disney "Donald Duck" cartoon. 1 reel. (The Buena Vista DVD rates 10/10).SYNOPSIS: Donald is employed in the gift-wrapping department of the Royal Bros. Department Store. As the only employee in this section, he is literally showered with gifts. Some, he finds comparatively easy to wrap. Others, such as a Jack-in-the-box, predictably prove more difficult. COMMENT: A quick-paced, mildly amusing entry in this series, attractively colored and animated. Off-beat in that Donald is the only "live" character on screen, though he does do battle with a lively speaking tube that carries hurry-up messages from his boss.
TheLittleSongbird This classic Donald Duck cartoon featured on a video I had that also had Once Upon a Wintertime and Pluto's Christmas Tree, as well as excerpts from films such as Bambi, Peter Pan and Cinderella that I watched every single Christmas. I loved it then, and at 17 I still love it now. The Clock Watcher hasn't got the best story in the world, but it is a fun one, with some good gags such as the speaker that won't shut up and the jack-in-the-box that won't stay closed. Donald is funny here, and even loses his temper once or twice. Also assisting him are some excellent animation and some very good music. The title of the cartoon may be a little misleading to those not familiar with it, but regardless this is really something. 10/10 Bethany Cox
ExplorerDS6789 Donald Duck works at the Royal Bros. Department Store in the gift wrapping department, and on this morning he was late to work. But, using a magnet he set the punch clock back so no one would notice he was tardy. Donald races downstairs to the gift wrapping department and is greeted by his boss on the bullhorn, who then recites the Royal Bros. motto, which included that the employees did not watch the clock. Donald however could not wait for 5:00 to roll around. In the meantime, a ton of items to be gift wrapped came pouring down the chute. The first item was a goldfish bowl. Donald did a fine job wrapping it, until he stamped it "Fragile" which broke it. He next picked a very small box for an inflated football. To make it fit, he deflated it. Next, he filled a six-shooter with ink and marked one package a "rush". The boss on the bullhorn listened to Donald's every move so when Donald wanted to pause and read a comic book, he rustled paper and shook boxes at the bullhorn to fool his boss. Next Donald is sent a rocking chair to wrap, and he wraps it with himself sitting in the seat.Just then the boss announced that productivity in all departments would increase. Donald sat back happily thinking about the extra money he'd be making, until it was announced that Donald's department wasn't included. Next, Donald struggles to wrap a jack-in-the-box that wouldn't stay closed. He tried everything from clamping it down, to tying it down. Finally, he had to wrestle with it, switching clothes in the process. Finally, 5:00 came. Quitting time. But before Donald could run upstairs he was asked to stay and wrap a few more items. The boss knew Donald wouldn't mind, but Mr. Duck decided to express his feelings by racing upstairs and beating up his boss.The Clock Watcher. Another classic Donald Duck cartoon. This time he works in a department store as a gift wrapper, and we can pretty much assume that he is not very good at it. But by the end of this cartoon, he becomes a hero to the workers by racing upstairs and beating up his boss, so it's a safe bet he has been fired. This cartoon is celebrating its 60th anniversary. It's also available on a brand new Donald Duck DVD chronicling all his hits from 1942 to 1946! So, from 1945, The Clock Watcher. I recommend it to all the Donald fans out there!