Self Control

Self Control

★ 5.8IMDb Score
Released:1938-02-11
Duration:9 min
Director:Jack King
Actors:Clarence Nash, Florence Gill
Production:Walt Disney Productions

Overview:

Donald hears a radio philosopher advise to laugh and count ten when he gets angry. He tries it successfully, then settles into his hammock for a nap. Between a caterpillar and the hen chasing it, he's soon tangled up and counting ten again. He also shrugs off a bird using his lemonade as a birdbath, but when a woodpecker attacks his apple tree, burying Donald in apples, he snaps.

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