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Walt Disney Studio - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Donald Duck Cel Original Animation Art (Walt Disney

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Walt Disney Studio - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Donald Duck Cel Original Animation Art (Walt Disney
<B>Walt Disney Studio - Mother Goose Goes Hollywood Donald Duck Cel Original Animation Art (Walt Disney, 1938).</B></I> Donald Duck is showcased on this cel from the Walt Disney Silly Symphony cartoon short "Mother Goose Goes Hollywood." In this 'toon a collection of animated celebrities spoof the characters in wacky interpretations of famous old nursery rhymes. The Disney animators displayed their awesome caricaturing talents, melding the personalities of media celebrities with those of the nursery characters. The Silly Symphonies became the school where Walt Disney's animators mastered color and began to experiment with plot, characterization, and photographic special effects. This gorgeous cel features Donald Duck and a caricature of Joe Penner. Mostly forgotten today, radio comic Joe Penner was a major craze back in Depression-era 1933 and 1934. His comedy consisted of a lot of slapstick silliness that helped audiences forget their troubles and get happy. For his burlesque routine, Penner would go out on stage with some sort of prop and say to his straight man, "Wanna buy a..." whatever the prop was. This bit got no laughs until one day when he went out on stage with a wooden decoy and said, "Wanna buy a duck?" The house went wild. Penner would parlay this one simple line into a major radio and film career. Here he is, the most famous of all ducks. The image area of this cell measures 9" x 10.5" and the art is in Excellent condition. So tell us... "Wanna buy a Duck?" <BR><BR><B>Important notice:</B> Heritage usually auctions material at the rate of 200-250 lots per hour. On some occasions eBay Live bid software or the Internet may not be able to keep up with the pace of the auction. We recommend placing a realistic absentee bid now as insurance to avoid disappointment. Occasionally the auctioneer may eliminate or reject an eBay Live bid, and the auctioneer may also reopen a lot after the close of the eBay live bidding (usually because we missed an audience bid), and may reject your bid even if it shows you as the winning bidder. By bidding via eBay Live, you agree that Heritage may award the lot to another bidder at its sole discretion under the circumstances described above or any other reasonable circumstances. Since eBay bids are not shown to us until we open the lot on the floor, we treat those bids just like floor bids. In most cases the floor responds before the eBay bid is presented to us, due to Internet lag time, so for consistency we have made it a policy that floor bids are always considered first over tie eBay live bids. Also please note that all Heritage lots purchased through eBay Live carry a 20% Buyer's Premium. Please make sure you read the Terms and Conditions before you bid.