Donald Duck gets a hard lesson from his nephews Huey, Dewey
and Louie when he tries to cheat them out of a bit of candy for Halloween. We
all had neighbors like this when we were kids. They’d either not answer the
door, or throw a penny or two in your bag at best. Chalk was invented for
people like that.
Of course my favorite Halloween memory involves hurling an
egg 5 stories up from the center of Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, where it sailed
perfectly into an open kitchen window. No one stuck their head out to yell, and
maybe nobody was even home. If not they must have wondered how the egg got out
of the refrigerator in the first place. But, I digress.
With the aid of a witch, Donald’s nephews literally are able
to make their Uncle dance to their own tune. And before it is over he will
learn to respect the yearly tradition of trick or treating. The cartoon was
produced by Disney Studios and released via RKO in time for Halloween 1952.
There was even a poster for the release, which I have shown below.
Jack Hannah directed this cartoon. The title song, “Trick or
Treat” was written by Paul J. Smith and is performed in that perfect 1950’s
harmony by a group called the Mellowmen. Clarence Nash is the voice of Donald,
and his nephews; while the voice for Hazel is provided by June Foray.
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