The Vanishing Private (1942)
Private Duck is a camouflage painter. He paints a giant cannon with some very gaudy colors, until Sergeant Pete explains that the point is to make it so the cannon can't be seen. Donald finds a bucket of experimental invisible paint and makes the cannon disappear. Pete isn't happy with this, and knocks Donald into the paint, then chases him, until he runs into the general. As Pete tries to explain, Donald prods him with a cactus, then goes off to steal some pies. Eventually, Pete goes berserk and starts throwing grenades willy-nilly and gets in more trouble with the general.
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I love this movie so much
You won't be disappointed!
Thanks for the memories!
The film makes a home in your brain and the only cure is to see it again.
Donald Duck is a Private in the U.S. Armed Forces and goes a little too over board in applying camouflage paint onto warplanes. He uses invisible paint and decides to have some fun with it, especially getting back at his his gruff and mean superior, Sgt. Pete, after giving him a hard time.This cartoon consists of classic Donald humor, from slapstick gags to his quacky voice. Him giving Pete a run for his money was hilarious, funny seeing the resulting mishaps on Pete unfold - from him running into the invisible plane to him getting outsmarted by Donald at every turn (it's nice seeing Donald get the upper hand once in a while).It's another funny Donald cartoon that would generate quite some laughs! Grade A-
The Vanishing Private is yet another example of why I love Disney and Donald Duck so much. It is not one of my favourite Donald cartoons, but it is still great, with beautiful animation and catchy, jaunty music promising to draw you right in and doing so. The story is slightly routine, but fast-paced and interesting, and the physical humour and gags are funny and imaginative. Donald is likable and well drawn and Pete is a great contrast, managing to even have more of a temper than Donald. The voice acting is spot on, both from Clarence Nash and Billy Bletcher. All in all, fun, entertaining, slightly routine and technically impressive. 9/10 Bethany Cox
Like I said, Donald Duck has been one of my favorite characters from Disney. This short is my favorite W.W. II Propaganda cartoon along with "Home Defense" that also features Donald but with his nephews Huey, Dewy and Louie; also "Private Pluto" from 1943 starring well...Pluto the Pup of course.I love it when Donald (I mean Private Duck) is invisible and he gets cover in flowers. But the flower petals show off his profile, also well as his eyes. And when Sgt. Pete sees him he scrapes them off and disappears. I also love it when the invisible Donald is skipping rope while singing "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush." So overall, I really love this cartoon.
After being instructed to paint a huge cannon in camouflage colors Donald paints it in very noticeable spots and stripes. His drill sergeant obviously goes mad at him. Told to repaint it, Donald goes for a wander and comes across some experimental invisible paint. He wasn't told NOT to use it so why not?Sure enough the paint works and he has a mighty good time fooling the Sergeant with typical invisible prankster tricks and singing his 'Army is not the Army anymore' song. Yes, it is another one of Disney's wartime propaganda efforts. Making it seem like the Army is nice and friendly (not an institution that goes on killing sprees) and that invisible paint really is something that they mess around with.Good for a few laughs, not to be taken as a snapshot of actual army life.