''Self Control'' is an animated

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in the ''

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'' series, produced in

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by Walt Disney Productions and released to theaters on February 11, 1938, by

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. The film follows Donald trying to learn to control his temper by following the advice of a radio program. It was directed by Jack King and features the voice of Clarence Nash as Donald Duck and Florence Gill as the clucking voice of a chicken. The voice of Uncle Smiley was uncredited.

Plot

Donald Duck is enjoying a leisurely day in his hammock sipping lemonade and listening to his radio. Soon Uncle Smiley's radio program comes on. Smiley is described as a "musical philosopher" and uses songs to maintain a positive attitude. Donald insists that he has never lost his temper. However Donald's temper is soon put to the test first by a fly that lands on his foot, followed by a caterpillar which crawls down the underside of his hammock and tickles him. A chicken comes along and pecks Donald's rear end while trying to grab the caterpillar. Finally Donald fights with a woodpecker for bathing in his bowl of lemonade, who retaliates by causing a huge amount of apples to fall onto the hammock tearing it up before pecking Donald's hat into a riddled rag. At the end of the film Donald loses his temper and smashes the radio with a shotgun.

Voice cast

* Donald Duck: Clarence Nash * Hen: Florence Gill

Home media

The short was released on May 18, 2004, on '' Walt Disney Treasures: The Chronological Donald, Volume One: 1934-1941''.

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* 1930s color films Donald Duck short films 1930s Disney animated short films Films directed by Jack King Films produced by Walt Disney Films scored by Oliver Wallace Films with screenplays by Carl Barks American animated short films 1930s English-language films Films about ducks RKO Pictures short films RKO Pictures animated short films 1930s American films English-language short films 1938 animated short films {{Disney-animation-film-stub