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Orphans' Benefit

1941Movie10 minNR

Animation Family

62

DecentGoodWatch score

62

DecentGoodWatch score

Summary

Mickey and friends put on a revue for the orphans. Donald recites nursery rhymes, but the orphans torment him. Horace, Goofy, and Clarabelle do a dance number.

Good for

Family movie night
Friends night
Party vibe

Where to watch

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Not streaming in any country yet.

Fingerprint

Makes you laugh.

Not for tears, big ideas or scares.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

At a glance

Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 62
IMDb6.2
Released
1941
August 11, 1941
85 years ago
Genres
AnimationFamilyComedy
Language
English
Original language
Made in
United States
Rated
- NRUnited States
Yes: it's rated NR in the United States for violence, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
ViolenceMild
Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
Frightening scenesLittle or none
Sex, nudityLittle or none
Dark themesLittle or none
In white: what the content advisories name. Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
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3 of 3
Directing · 1
Riley Thomson Director
Production · 1
Walt Disney Producer
Visual Effects · 5
Arthur Elliott Animation
Norman Ferguson Animation
Bill Dunham Animation
Ed Love Animation
Jim Armstrong Animation

Tropes

Shot-for-Shot Remakein 104 titlesThe cartoon was remade in color in 1941, using the same soundtrack but redrawing the animation to modernize the designs.Characterisation Click MomentRare · in 20 titlesIn his first appearance in the Silly Symphony short "The Wise Little Hen", Donald Duck was a supporting character and was depicted as a lazy trickster; here, he is in his first cartoon co-starring Mi…All 23 tropes

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