Grand Canyonscope
Grand Canyonscope is a Donald Duck animated short released in 1954. It was Disney's second cartoon filmed in CinemaScope (following Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom), and was produced to accompany Disney's first CinemaScope film 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. One joke has J. Audubon Woodlore breaking the fourth wall stating to the tourists in the CinemaScope version, "Uh, spread out, folks, this is CinemaScope" or in the non-CinemaScope version, "Uh, spread out, folks, this is a big canyon." This short was the first Donald Duck cartoon to be distributed by Disney's own distribution company, Buena Vista Distribution, instead of RKO Radio Pictures.
Plot
Donald is taking a tour of the Grand Canyon. Although he just wants to enjoy the whole exhibition, this is made all but impossible by the constant admonishment from the rulebook-wielding tour guide: none other than Ranger J. Audubon Woodlore.
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| author | Milt Schaffer |
|---|---|
| contentLocation | Arizona |
| director | Charles August Nichols |
| keywords | american american civil war civil war confederate confederate states of america cougar dig dixie donald donald duck grand canyon j. audubon woodlore kepi cap lion louie the mountain lion mountain lion native americans tour guide trip whistle |
| musicBy | Oliver Wallace |
| producer | Walt Disney |
| productionCompany | Walt Disney Animation Studios |
| publisher | Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| theme | animated animated short cartoon short |