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Modern Inventions
6.7 / 10• 1937• 9m•NR• English
AnimationComedyScience Fiction
Storyline
Donald Duck goes to a museum of modern inventions. After getting in without paying, he meets a robot butler who takes Donald's hat every time he sees him. Donald is very annoyed by this and magically fixes himself a new hat every time this happens and strolls on. Ignoring the sign not to touch it, Donald starts playing with a wrapping machine and ends up being wrapped himself. He also encounters and tries out a robot nursemaid and a fully automatic barber chair. They both don't do him much good.
Cast & Crew
Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Lead
Billy Bletcher
Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)
Cliff Edwards
Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)
Adriana Caselotti
Robot Baby Carriage (voice) (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack King's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Modern Inventions is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
