"Donald and the Wheel" is an 18-minute short film from 1961 (with lots of music) and the title already summarizes it perfectly: It is a Disney production, in which Donald Duck tells us a bit about the use and history of the well. Oh well, actually it is the two narrators who do and Donald only appears on many occasions for comic relief. But neither this comic relief is working too well nor the informative aspects here. At this long runtime and with many live action sequences, this is very different to the average Donald Duck cartoon. But by the early 1960s (people wanted to learn something from cartoons by the, I guess), they were trying new paths. A couple years earlier, Donald goes on a journey into the land of mathematics. But back to this one here. The narration is fine, Donald also elevates the material, but the precise contents and scientific aspects are not good enough to let me recommend it. I prefer to go for the traditional Donald delivering laughs and I don't need the information on the history of the wheel. Not recommended.
Review of Donald and the Wheel
