Duck Amuck

Duck Amuck(1953)

"A Merrie Melodie ~ Cartoon ~"

8.1/10
237 votes
7 minFebruary 28, 1953

Overview

The short-tempered Daffy Duck must improvise madly as the backgrounds, his costumes, the soundtrack, even his physical form, shifts and changes at the whim of the animator.

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