The Wise Little Hen

The Wise Little Hen
Theatrical release poster
Directed byWilfred Jackson
Produced byWalt Disney
StarringFlorence Gill
Clarence Nash
Pinto Colvig
Music byLeigh Harline
Animation byArchie Robin
Clyde Geronimi
Art Babbitt
Louie Schmitt
Ugo D'Orsi
Frenchy de Tremaudan
Wolfgang Reitherman
Dick Huemer
Production
company
Distributed byUnited Artists
Release dates
  • May 3, 1934 (1934-05-03) (Carthay Circle Theater)
  • June 9, 1934 (1934-06-09)
Running time
7 minutes (one reel)
LanguageEnglish

The Wise Little Hen is a 1934 Walt Disney produced Silly Symphonies animated short film, based on the fable The Little Red Hen. The film features the debut of Donald Duck, dancing to "The Sailor's Hornpipe". Donald and his friend Peter Pig try to avoid work by faking stomach aches until Mrs. Hen teaches them the value of labor.