Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Cast & crew
  • User reviews
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Sky Trooper

  • 1942
  • Approved
  • 7m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
678
YOUR RATING
Sky Trooper (1942)
AnimationComedyFamilyShort

Private Donald Duck finally gets a chance to go up in the air, only to find he's less than enthusiastic for the real thing.Private Donald Duck finally gets a chance to go up in the air, only to find he's less than enthusiastic for the real thing.Private Donald Duck finally gets a chance to go up in the air, only to find he's less than enthusiastic for the real thing.

  • Director
    • Jack King
  • Writers
    • Carl Barks
    • Jack Hannah
  • Stars
    • Billy Bletcher
    • Clarence Nash
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    678
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jack King
    • Writers
      • Carl Barks
      • Jack Hannah
    • Stars
      • Billy Bletcher
      • Clarence Nash
    • 6User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro

    • Photos11

    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    View Poster
    + 5
    View Poster

    Top Cast2

    Billy Bletcher
    Billy Bletcher
    • Sgt. Pete
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    Clarence Nash
    Clarence Nash
    • Donald Duck
    • (voice)
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Jack King
    • Writers
      • Carl Barks
      • Jack Hannah
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews6

    6.8678
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    6
    7
    8
    9
    10

    More like this

    The Vanishing Private
    7.1
    The Vanishing Private
    Donald Gets Drafted
    6.7
    Donald Gets Drafted
    Fall Out - Fall In
    6.9
    Fall Out - Fall In
    The Old Army Game
    6.8
    The Old Army Game
    Home Defense
    6.3
    Home Defense
    Donald Duck and the Gorilla
    7.2
    Donald Duck and the Gorilla
    Commando Duck
    6.6
    Commando Duck
    Donald's Gold Mine
    6.8
    Donald's Gold Mine
    Out of Scale
    7.4
    Out of Scale
    Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
    6.7
    Frank Duck Brings 'em Back Alive
    Der Fuehrer's Face
    7.5
    Der Fuehrer's Face
    Three for Breakfast
    7.2
    Three for Breakfast

    Related interests

    Daveigh Chase, Rumi Hiiragi, and Mari Natsuki in Spirited Away (2001)
    Animation
    Will Ferrell, Angela Grillo, and Lap-Gei Cheung in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
    Comedy
    Drew Barrymore and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    Family
    Benedict Cumberbatch in The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023)
    Short

    Storyline

    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Last short film to feature an original score by Frank Churchill, who died from suicide six months before this short's release.
    • Goofs
      As Donald plays "Pin the Tail on the Aeroplane", the tail is missing from his hand as he turns the corner. A moment later, the camera angle changes, and Donald again has the tail in his hand.
    • Quotes
      • Sgt. Pete: Hy, Jughead! Did ya see a cap in here?
      • Donald Duck: A cap? Uh-uh.
      • [then Donald realizes he was peeling Pete's cap, he embarrassingly looks at Pete as he picks it up only to be turned into airplane shaped cloth dolls]
      • Sgt. Pete: Crazy about airplanes, eh?
      • Donald Duck: Yah. I wanna fly. I wanna fly.
      • Sgt. Pete: Alright, "FLY" into these.
      • [unleashes a pile of potatoes on Donald]
      • Donald Duck: WAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!
      • [Donald gets caught in the potato avalanche]
      • Sgt. Pete: When you're done peeling that pile, ya can fly.
      • Donald Duck: Oh, Boy! Oh, Boy! Oh, Boy!
      • [starts peeling potatoes happily as fast as he can]
    • Connections
      Edited into The Magical World of Disney: This Is Your Life Donald Duck (1960)

    Top picks

    Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations
    Sign in

    Details

    • Release date
      • November 6, 1942 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Flying Cadet
    • Production company
      • Walt Disney Productions
    • See more company credits at IMDbPro

    Tech specs

    • Runtime
      • 7m
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

    Contribute to this page

    Suggest an edit or add missing content
    • Learn more about contributing
    Edit page

    More to explore

    Recently viewed

    You have no recently viewed pages
    Get the IMDb app
    Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
    Follow IMDb on social
    Get the IMDb app
    For Android and iOS
    Get the IMDb app
    • Help
    • Site Index
    • IMDbPro
    • Box Office Mojo
    • License IMDb Data
    • Press Room
    • Advertising
    • Jobs
    • Conditions of Use
    • Privacy Policy
    • Your Ads Privacy Choices
    IMDb, an Amazon company

    © 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.