The Wise Little Hen

Name: The Wise Little Hen
Director: Wilfred Jackson
Released: 1934
Duration: 8 min
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Pinto Colvig, Pinto Colvig, Billy Deltcer, Billy Deltcer, Florence Gill

1934 · 8 MIN · IMDB 6.9 · 2,697 VOTES · DIR. Wilfred Jackson

Overview

Join Donald Duck in his debut in the classic animated short The Wise Little Hen. The Little Hen is planting corn and would like to have help from Peter Pig and Donald Duck, but they refuse stating they each have a "tummy ache." When it comes time to harvest the corn, Peter Pig and Donald still refuse to help the Hen, so she and her chicks do the harvest by themselves. Finally, the hen cooks the corn and offers some to Donald and Peter Pig, but when they look more carefully they discover a surprise.

Dialogue Timeline — 44 lines

A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE

00:00:29 There once was a wise little hen

00:00:33 Who worried now and then

00:00:39 With a basket full of corn She started out one morn

00:00:57 Who'll help her plant her corn?

00:01:01 Gay Peter Pig, who's strong and big Might help her plant her corn

00:01:27 Who, me? Oh, no. I've got a bellyache.

00:02:03 If Donald Duck has any pluck He'll help her plant her corn

00:02:26 Who, me? Oh, no. I got a bellyache.

00:02:49 Who'll help her plant her corn? Who'll help her plant her corn?

00:03:56 Who'll help her harvest corn? Who'll help her harvest corn?

00:04:19 Will you help me harvest corn? Will you help me harvest corn?

00:04:28 We've got a bellyache.

00:04:57 She might have known that she alone Would have to harvest corn

00:05:06 - Just look at what that little hen's got. - Does that look good.

00:05:12 - Cornpones and fritters by the score. - More cornbread than I've seen before.

00:05:21 Oh, me, oh, me, oh, my

00:05:24 Corn on the cob with gobs and gobs of melted butter oozing round.

00:05:31 Boy, oh, boy.

00:05:37 Perhaps her friends will condescend To help her eat her corn

00:06:17 Who, me?

00:06:53 She'll eat the corn herself She'll eat the corn herself

00:07:06 Although her friends now see the light They've nothing but an appetite

00:07:15 She'll eat the corn herself

00:07:24 She'll eat the corn herself

Cast & Characters

Pinto Colvig Peter Pig's Groaning Noises Pinto Colvig Peter Pig's Groaning Noises Billy Deltcer Peter Pig (speaking) Billy Deltcer Peter Pig (speaking) Florence Gill Wise Little Hen Florence Gill Wise Little Hen Clarence Nash Donald Duck Clarence Nash Donald Duck Clarence Nash Peter Pig Clarence Nash Peter Pig Purv Pullen Chicks Purv Pullen Chicks

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed44

Dialogue density5.5 lines / min

First line00:00:29

Final line00:07:24

Production Record

DirectorWilfred Jackson

LanguageEnglish

Budget$25,990

IMDb votes2,697