. . . 1142, piggy banks have symbolized childhood thrift. The idea behind that first piggy bank was that if a parent dared to filch from his own wards' sacrosanct savings, the wild boar of Borneo would come charging down from the hills and gut the offender like a pinata at a hockey rink. DONALD'S CRIME is to break this golden rule, and use his greedy little flippers, gills or whatever ducks have under their wings to cop the cash of his too-trusting nephews. In a just world, Don Duck would be boiled in oil, seasoned with a little garlic and oregano. But no, all he gets is dishwater "hands"--which should slough off like the water from a duck's rear.
7 Reviews
His Evil Side
Hitchcoc31 March 2019
Donald has a date with Daisy. But he has no money. So there are his industrious nephews, who have saved their allowances in a piggy bank. First we have the back and forth of whether to break the bank. Then when the deed is done, the incredible guilt. Donald is only human (ha ha). He does show some admirable traits in the end, but he does pay a price.
Donald is on the way to commiting crimes...
m-867307 February 2019
Donald is on his way to commiting crimes, Daisy and Donald was having a date, however, Donald was broke, he decided to steal his nephews' money to spent the splendid night.
The whole process was tiring and nervous, since Donald's evil conscience egged on him.
It's pretty creepy after Donald recevied a wonderful kiss from Daisy, being called "big shot", his conscience reminded and tackled him, he felt like he is going to jail and was wanted. But in the end, even though he raised enough money to made amends about his nephews' money, his nephews' spotted him, too. So. as conscience said"You see, chum? Crimes doens't pay."
I wonder what will happen to Donald soon.
The whole process was tiring and nervous, since Donald's evil conscience egged on him.
It's pretty creepy after Donald recevied a wonderful kiss from Daisy, being called "big shot", his conscience reminded and tackled him, he felt like he is going to jail and was wanted. But in the end, even though he raised enough money to made amends about his nephews' money, his nephews' spotted him, too. So. as conscience said"You see, chum? Crimes doens't pay."
I wonder what will happen to Donald soon.
Donald Duck in a film-noir, type cartoon.
OllieSuave-00725 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
I didn't really get this cartoon short when I watched it as a kid. But, in later years, I understood the story.
This cartoon short is cleverly set in a gangster, film-noir type of way, where Donald Duck steals his nephew's money so he can go out on a date with Daisy. Then, after the date is over and having escorted Daisy home, all these images of gangsters and fugitives enter Donald's mine - making him feel guilty about stealing his nephews' money. Therefore, before he returns home, he works one night as a dishwasher to earn the money to pay them back.
The cartoon short is actually captivating and intriguing, portraying Donald Duck as trying to make amends for his crimes rather than his usually bumbling and bad-luck pronged self. It's a pretty fun and clever film short to give the moral that crime doesn't pay.
Grade A
This cartoon short is cleverly set in a gangster, film-noir type of way, where Donald Duck steals his nephew's money so he can go out on a date with Daisy. Then, after the date is over and having escorted Daisy home, all these images of gangsters and fugitives enter Donald's mine - making him feel guilty about stealing his nephews' money. Therefore, before he returns home, he works one night as a dishwasher to earn the money to pay them back.
The cartoon short is actually captivating and intriguing, portraying Donald Duck as trying to make amends for his crimes rather than his usually bumbling and bad-luck pronged self. It's a pretty fun and clever film short to give the moral that crime doesn't pay.
Grade A
Donald with a conscience...
TheLittleSongbird30 August 2012
Donald's Crime is a great cartoon. If there was anything that I felt could have been done better was that I didn't really buy the scene where he repays his nephews, it was something that he easily could have done in the first place. That aside, the animation is wonderful, especially in the scene where Donald imagines himself as a criminal, it has lots of colour and atmosphere with the backgrounds detailed and the character designs expressive. The music is jazzy and very upbeat. There may be funnier Donald shorts around, but few that are as interesting in story. The story here has a lot of suspense in the scenes where Donald feels guilt, and Donald's inner thoughts shown as reality as a playboy, gangster, big shot and prisoner was very intriguingly done. Donald is different to the character we are used to, usually he is one who is easily frustrated and has a bad temper, here he is shown as dishonest but after feels the guilt and is more sympathetic. It was a nice idea to do something different from normal and it meant that we could really identify with Donald. Daisy and Donald's nephews Huey, Dewey and Louie are on great form too, but it is Donald's cartoon and he carries it wonderfully, helped also from Clarence Nash's ever impeccable voice work. All in all, great. 9/10 Bethany Cox
This is one of those rare occasions when Donald is a semi-sympathetic characters (sort of).
llltdesq10 April 2001
I generally spend my time waiting for Donald to get his well deserved comeuppance in most of his cartoons. This one, nominated for an Oscar, is one of the few times Donald even comes close to being a sympathetic character. Oh, Donald is his usual considerate, affable self, alright, but at a point in the cartoon toward the end, he actually becomes a bit more likable ad I almost felt sorry for him at times (almost). Very well done. This is shown from time to time on the Ink and Paint Club. Recommended.
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