No Hunting

1955 Donald Duck cartoon

Not to be confused with hunting ban.

No Hunting

Theatrical release poster

Directed by| Jack Hannah
Story by| Bill Berg
Dick Shaw
Produced by| Walt Disney
Starring| Jack Hannah
Clarence Nash
Bill Thompson
Music by| Oliver Wallace
Animation by| John Sibley
Dan MacManus (effects)
Layouts by| Yale Gracey
Backgrounds by| Ray Huffine
Color process| Technicolor

Production
company

Walt Disney Productions

Distributed by| RKO Radio Pictures

Release date

* January 14, 1955 (1955-01-14) (U.S.)

Running time

| 6:10
Country| United States
Language| English

No Hunting is a 1955 American animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.[1] The cartoon features Donald Duck participating in an overly-dramatic hunting trip after being inspired by his pioneer ancestor. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features original music by Oliver Wallace. It was produced in widescreen CinemaScope.

No Hunting was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 28th Academy Awards, held in 1955, but lost to the Merrie Melodies film Speedy Gonzales. It was the ninth and final such nomination received by the Donald Duck film series.[2]

## Plot

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Donald Duck is enjoying a luxurious meal under a large portrait of his pioneering grandfather. The narrator notes that Donald's life is significantly easier than his ancestor who had to hunt in order to survive. Donald then sees that hunting season begins the next day and, possessed by the spirit of his grandfather, decides to participate.

When Donald arrives at the hunting grounds that evening, he finds it extremely overcrowded. Local residents go into hiding as vendors set up shop; the deer in the forest, represented by a cameo of Bambi and his mother, leave the area after seeing loads of litter wash downstream.

The precise opening of hunting season that night unfolds in dramatic fashion. The scenes evoke stereotypical war films, depicting trench and tank warfare, amphibious landing craft, and hunters parachuting into the forest. At the end of the day, the discouraged hunters trudge home across a war-torn landscape. Yet the narrator notes that the day was "not without game", as Donald's grandfather presents a cow, taken from a local farm, which had the word "cow" painted on it so the hunters would not confuse it for a deer.

### Comparing CinemaScope and flat versions

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This short also has a comparison between the CinemaScope and flat versions.

In the CinemaScope version, three bullet holes appear on the sign with sound effects of gunfire at the title card. This does not happen in the flat version.

## Voice cast

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* Narrator: Robert C. Bruce
* Donald Duck: Clarence Nash
* Donald's ancestor/Radio operator/Ranger Jenkins: Bill Thompson
* Moose: Jack Hannah

Director Jack Hannah recorded several voice overs for the cartoon according to one interview. These included a moose who says "Hmm, you're a cute one." According to Hannah, animator John Sibley who worked on the scene enjoyed the way Hannah spoke the line, and Hannah decided to record it himself. It is not known specifically which other voices Hannah recorded, yet several minor roles are uncredited.[3]

## Background

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The film's satirical presentation of recreational hunting was inspired by director Jack Hannah's own experiences as a child. He once said: "I used to go hunting with my dad when I was a kid and this short was a great takeoff on these hunters and fishermen. They really are this way. They are as dangerous to themselves as to the game they're hunting. I've heard there are more hunters shot on opening day than deer."[3]

## Home media

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The short was remastered and also released on November 11, 2008, on Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume Four: 1951-1961.[4]

## References

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1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. ^ No Hunting at IMDb
3. ^ a b "Grab You're Shootin' Iron, Son! "We're Goin' Huntin'!" at 2719 Hyperion; January 6, 2009.
4. ^ "The Chronological Donald Volume 4 DVD Review". DVD Dizzy. Retrieved 13 February 2021.

## External links

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* No Hunting at The Encyclopedia of Animated Disney Shorts

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Silly Symphony
short films|

* The Wise Little Hen (1934)
* Mother Goose Goes Hollywood (1938; cameo)

Mickey Mouse
short films|

* Orphan's Benefit (1934)
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* Orphans' Picnic (1936)
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* Moving Day (1936)
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* Mickey's Circus (1936)
* Donald and Pluto (1936)
* Magician Mickey (1937)
* Moose Hunters (1937)
* Mickey's Amateurs (1937)
* Hawaiian Holiday (1937)
* Clock Cleaners (1937)
* Lonesome Ghosts (1937)
* Boat Builders (1938)
* Mickey's Trailer (1938)
* The Whalers (1938)
* Tugboat Mickey (1940)
* The Nifty Nineties (1941; cameo)
* Orphan's Benefit (1941; remake)
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* Symphony Hour (1942)
* Pluto's Christmas Tree (1952; cameo)
* Mickey's Christmas Carol (1983)
* The Prince and the Pauper (1990)

Donald Duck and
Donald & Goofy
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| 1930s|

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* Sea Scouts (1939)
* Donald's Penguin (1939)
* The Autograph Hound (1939)
* Officer Duck (1939)

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1940s|

* The Riveter (1940)
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* Put-Put Troubles (1940)
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* Timber (1941)
* Golden Eggs (1941)
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* Truant Officer Donald (1941)
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* The Vanishing Private (1942)
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* The Spirit of '43 (1943)
* Donald's Tire Trouble (1943)
* The Flying Jalopy (1943)
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* The Old Army Game (1943)
* Home Defense (1943)
* Trombone Trouble (1944)
* Donald Duck and the Gorilla (1944)
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* No Sail (1945)
* Cured Duck (1945)
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* Wet Paint (1946)
* Dumb Bell of the Yukon (1946)
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* Clown of the Jungle (1947)
* Donald's Dilemma (1947)
* Crazy with the Heat (1947)
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* Wide Open Spaces (1947)
* Chip an' Dale (1947)
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* The Trial of Donald Duck (1948)
* Inferior Decorator (1948)
* Soup's On (1948)
* Three for Breakfast (1948)
* Tea for Two Hundred (1948)
* Donald's Happy Birthday (1949)
* Sea Salts (1949)
* Winter Storage (1949)
* Honey Harvester (1949)
* All in a Nutshell (1949)
* The Greener Yard (1949)
* Slide, Donald, Slide (1949)
* Toy Tinkers (1949)

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* Trailer Horn (1950)
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* Dude Duck (1951)
* Corn Chips (1951)
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* Lucky Number (1951)
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* Bee on Guard (1951)
* Donald Applecore (1952)
* Let's Stick Together (1952)
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* Trick or Treat (1952)
* Don's Fountain of Youth (1953)
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* Rugged Bear (1953)
* Working for Peanuts (1953)
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* Spare the Rod (1954)
* Donald's Diary (1954)
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* The Flying Squirrel (1954)
* Dragon Around (1954)
* Grand Canyonscope (1954)
* No Hunting (1955)
* Bearly Asleep (1955)
* Beezy Bear (1955)
* Up a Tree (1955)
* Chips Ahoy (1956)

1960s|

* The Litterbug (1961)

Other short films|

* The Volunteer Worker (1940)
* All Together (1942; cameo)
* Donald's Decision (1942)
* How to Have an Accident in the Home (1956)
* How to Have an Accident at Work (1959)
* Donald in Mathmagic Land (1959)
* Donald and the Wheel (1961)
* Steel & America (1965)
* Donald's Fire Survival Plan (1966)
* Family Planning (1967)
* Plusaversary (2021; cameo)
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Feature films|

| Theatrical|

* The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
* Saludos Amigos (1942)
* The Three Caballeros (1944)
* Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
* Melody Time (1948)
* Fantasia 2000 (1999)

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* Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
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* Mickey's House of Villains (2002)
* Mickey, Donald, Goofy: The Three Musketeers (2004)
* Mickey's Twice Upon a Christmas (2004)
* Once Upon a Halloween (2005; archive footage)

TV series|

* The Mickey Mouse Club (1955–1959)
* DuckTales (1987)
* Quack Pack (1996)
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* Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (2021)
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* Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
* The Little Mermaid (1989)
* A Goofy Movie (1995)
* The Lion King 1½ (2004)

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Novels|

* Bambi, a Life in the Woods (1923)
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Films|

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* Bambi Meets Godzilla (1969)
* Bambi's Childhood (1985)
* Bambi II (2006)
* Bambi: The Reckoning (2025)

Characters|

* Bambi
* Thumper

Related|

* Bambi effect
* "No Hunting" (1955)
* Kingdom Hearts (2002)
* "Treehouse of Horror XXXII" (2021)
* The Twisted Childhood Universe
* Once Upon a Studio (2023)

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