Trick or Treat (1952 film)

Trick or Treat
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJack Hannah
Story byRalph Wright
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringJune Foray
Clarence Nash
The Mellomen
Music byPaul J. Smith
Animation byVolus Jones
Bill Justice
George Kreisl
Don Lusk
Dan MacManus (effects)
Layouts byYale Gracey
Backgrounds byYale Gracey
Color processTechnicolor
Production
company
Distributed byRKO Radio Pictures
Release date
  • October 10, 1952 (1952-10-10)
(US)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Trick or Treat is a 1952 animated short film produced by Walt Disney Productions and released by RKO Radio Pictures.[1] The cartoon, which takes place on Halloween night, follows a series of pranks between Donald Duck and his nephews with Witch Hazel. The film was directed by Jack Hannah and features the voices of Clarence Nash as Donald and his nephews, and June Foray as Hazel.

The film introduced the song "Trick or Treat for Halloween" which was written by Mack David, Al Hoffman, and Jerry Livingston and performed by The Mellomen.[2][3]

  1. ^ Lenburg, Jeff (1999). The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. Checkmark Books. pp. 74–76. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ Trick or Treat at IMDb
  3. ^ Trick or Treat Archived 2007-01-27 at the Wayback Machine at The Encyclopedia of Disney Animated Shorts