Modern Inventions

May 29, 1937

0h 9m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Science Fiction

Production Companies

Walt Disney Productions

Modern Inventions Trailers

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Cast

Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

Clarence Nash

Robot Butler (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Robot Barber Chair (voice) (uncredited)

Cliff Edwards

Robot Baby Carriage (voice) (uncredited)

Adriana Caselotti

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