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Donald Duck gets roasted by a machine for 7 minutes. Therapy was different in '45.
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65
IMDb
70

Cured Duck (1945)

chaotic energyslapstick therapyvintage unhinged

Overview

AnimationComedy

Donald visits Daisy. When he can't open a window, he flies into a rage and practically destroys her house. She won't see him again until he takes care of that temper. He orders a mail-order insult machine, which promises that if Donald can endure 10 minutes of abuse without losing his temper, he'll be cured. It proceeds to deliver physical and verbal abuse, and Donald is cured. He goes back and Daisy tests him on the balky window.

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Standout Aspects

Sound

Clarence Nash's scream is an instrument of torture.

Best for:Solo: Quick hit when you need vintage chaos without commitment.·Friends: Show before explaining modern therapy.
Jack King

Director

Jack King

ReleasedOct 26, 1945
Runtime7m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacefast
Intensityhigh
Tonelight
Feellight
Walt Disney Productions

Top Cast

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

Gloria Blondell

Gloria Blondell

Daisy Duck (voice) (uncredited)

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Trivia

This was Daisy Duck's third appearance ever; she was still finding her chaotic energy. Jack King directed 24 Donald shorts and understood rage like no other.

Cultural

The 'mail-order self-improvement' gag satirized postwar America's obsession with quick fixes—seven decades before therapy apps.

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Donald Duck - Cured Duck - 1945 (HD)

Donald Duck - Cured Duck - 1945 (HD)

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