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The Wise Little Hen

1934 · 8 min

A breezy, cheerful little fable that breezes by in minutes, full of bouncy tunes and cheeky cartoon mischief.

Directed by
Wilfred Jackson
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring
Florence Gill, Clarence Nash, Purv Pullen
Overview
Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.

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Stream in the UK
  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Wilfred Jackson
Genres
Animation, Comedy, Family
Starring
Florence Gill, Clarence Nash, Purv Pullen
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How it feels

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
  • warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
background-friendly, 1 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • work
  • justice
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
Era
timeless
Audience
kids
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour6
Realism1
Romance0
Tension1
Darkness1
Complexity1
Emotional weight1

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy, family, music
Directed by
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Starring
Florence Gill, Clarence Nash, Purv Pullen, Pinto Colvig
Music
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Runtime
8 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
No Language

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