The Fox Hunt (1938 film)

This article is about the 1938 Disney film. For the 1931 Disney film, see The Fox Hunt (1931 film). For the Winslow Homer painting, see The Fox Hunt.
The Fox Hunt
Donald & Goofy series
Directed by Ben Sharpsteen
Produced by Walt Disney
Animation by Clyde Geronimi
Studio Walt Disney Productions
Distributed by RKO Radio Pictures
Release date(s)
  • July 29, 1938 (US)
Color process Technicolor
Running time 8 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Preceded by Polar Trappers
Followed by Billposters (1940)

The Fox Hunt is a 1938 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures. The film stars Donald Duck and Goofy on a traditional English fox hunt. Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Horace Horsecollar, and Clara Cluck also make brief cameos. The film was directed by Ben Sharpsteen and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald and Pinto Colvig as Goofy.

Plot

Donald Duck sings "A-Hunting We Will Go" as he takes off on a fox hunt, carrying a hunting horn and the leashes of several bloodhounds. Donald struggles to control the dogs as they search for the scent of a fox. Meanwhile, Goofy rides a horse as part of the main hunting party. When his horse refuses to jump over a hedge, Goofy demonstrates himself how to make the jump, but discovers a pond directly on the other side.

Eventually Donald finds a fox and chases him into a burrow. Donald uses blasts from his hunting horn to blow the fox out of the hole. Finally, Donald believes he has cornered the fox in a hollow log. He calls all the other hunters who excitedly arrive at the scene. But when Donald pulls the animal out, he discovers it's a skunk. The hunters run away in terror.

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