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Modern Inventions (1937)

NR · 1937-05-29 · 9m · EN
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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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Carl BarksWriterJack KingDirector

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Clarence NashClarence NashDonald Duck (voice) (uncredited)Billy BletcherBilly BletcherRobot Butler (voice) (uncredited)Cliff EdwardsCliff EdwardsRobot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)Adriana CaselottiAdriana CaselottiRobot Baby Carriage (voice) (uncredited)

Keywords

ShortRobotMan vs machineHalf dressed cartoon animalHatInventionDiaperShort filmBlack faceHaircutUpside down haircutStolen hat

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Genre affinityComedy · Family · AnimationTheme affinityShort · Robot · Man Vs MachineVisual styleAnimationDialogue densityComedyPacingShortEmotional intensityFamily

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What is Modern Inventions about?

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.

How long is Modern Inventions?

Modern Inventions has a runtime of 9 minutes.