Donald's Decision

Synopsis

Donald's Decision is a four-minute educational short produced by Walt Disney Studios for the National Film Board of Canada. Released theatrically on January 11, 1942, it belongs to a series of four films urging Canadians to buy war bonds during the Second World War. Directed by Ford Beebe, it features Clarence "Ducky" Nash as Donald Duck and Thelma Boardman as the Angel. Donald lazes in a hammock while a radio program promotes war savings certificates, and he puts the matter off until tomorrow. His conscience, in the form of a guardian angel, urges him to act, while a devilish counterpart tempts him to spend his money on himself. The film reuses animation from the 1938 shorts Donald's Better Self and Self Control.