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Don's Fountain of Youth

1953 · 6 min

A breezy slapstick cartoon romp full of squabbling, pranks and a frantic alligator chase that plays like pure Saturday-matinee fun.

Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Clarence Nash
Tagline
Donald's trick at the fountain of youth is cut short by an alligator.
Overview
While traveling with his nephews, Donald is disgusted that they are only interested in comics. He stops at the "fountain of youth" and tricks the kids into thinking he is a baby again. However, he gets tangled up with an aggressive mother alligator and her babies, and makes a hurried exit with the nephews.

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  • Disney Plus
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Starring
Clarence Nash
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Tone
  • lightstrength 3 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • family
  • deception
  • parenthood
Places
  • road trip
  • countryside
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
  • animated
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action4
Horror1
Humour8
Realism1
Romance0
Tension3
Darkness1
Complexity2
Emotional weight2

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Details

Genres
animation, comedy
Directed by
Jack Hannah
Starring
Clarence Nash
Music
Joseph Dubin
Runtime
6 min
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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