March 5, 1954 – The Donald Duck Short Film Donald’s Diary is Released to Theaters
“This morning was much like any other morning, and when I took my usual walk, I had no idea that on this day I was destined to find the girl of my dreams.”
On March 5, 1954 , the Donald Duck short film Donald’s Diary was released to theaters. It was directed by Jack Kinney, with story by Brice Mack and Dick Kinney.
The story begins on February 29th, with Donald putting another entry in his diary. He talks about beginning his day, not knowing that this would be the day he would meet the girl of his dreams – who happens to be sitting in her parlor reading “How to Catch a Husband.” Daisy spies him walking, and quickly changes into something more alluring. She steps outside and drops her handkerchief, but Donald, oblivious to her presence, just steps on it and turns a corner. Daisy tries again and again to get his attention, but to no avail, until she ends up tying him up in a tree. The two end up dating in a quick courtship, and he is soon invited to meet her family, which consists of less than ideal relatives. Finally, Donald believes it to be the day to ask Daisy to marry him, and arrives at her house.
While waiting for Daisy, Donald dreams of what their married life would be like
He waits hours for Daisy to be ready, and falls asleep in the process. He dreams of her saying yes, and their ensuing wedding. They take a honeymoon, unfortunately with her brothers, and is soon angry that her engagement ring is rather small. As they move into their dream cottage, Donald realizes that her whole family has moved in with them. When he wakes up the next morning, he is shocked to see Daisy has let herself go so quickly. He arrives home from work, and as he greets his wife, she takes his wallet and all of his cash, and burns dinner. Her family then arrives and eats all of the dinner, leaving nothing for him. He realizes that marriage is not for him, feeling that he’d lose his identity. He wakes up from his nightmare and flees her house as fast as he can. He then finishes his diary entry, which reveals that he ran away to join the French Foreign Legion.
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