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Released
1945 · FILM

No Sail

Directed by
Runtime
8 min
AnimationComedy

Synopsis

Donald and Goofy rent a sailboat that operates in an unusual way: to use it, they insert a nickel into a slot, which causes the mast and sail to pop up. However, after some time, the mast and sail retract again. When Donald runs out of nickels, the two are stranded at sea. Goofy tries to signal a passing cruise ship by waving his shirt, but the ship's passengers misinterpret the gesture as a friendly greeting. A flying fish lands in their boat, and as Donald and Goofy argue over it, a gull swoops in and steals the fish. The two attempt to hit the gull, which perches on their heads, resulting in comedic mishaps. As sharks begin to circle, they attempt fishing, with Donald serving as the bait. Eventually, Donald is thrown back into the boat, where his bill accidentally falls into the coin slot, causing the mast and sail to rise once more and allowing them to return home.

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Principal cast & crew: 8

These are the principals we have on file — the full crew ran to the hundreds. Every film this size was made by far more hands than any credits list ever names.

Why a floor?

This is a minimum, not a total. We only count the credits we’ve captured so far, and coverage is uneven — a blockbuster might show a few hundred names while another of the same size shows a couple dozen. The real crews all ran into the thousands. The number here only grows as full credits are enriched — so we frame it as a floor, never a headcount.

Craft leads on file

Scored by Oliver Wallace

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