Melody Time

An animation, live-action feature consisting of seven sequences. Once Upon a Wintertime: a picture told with music and a song by Frances Langford about a boy and girl's sleighing and skating outing in the 1800's. Rabbits join the boy and girl on the ice but their play almost ends in tragedy. Bumble Boogie: Freddy Martin and His Orchestra with Jack Fina at the piano. Fantasy of a bee's nightmare. Johnny Appleseed: Dennis Day voices the characters of the old settler, Johnny Appleseed and Johnny's Angel, as Johnny joins the pioneer trek west, planting apple orchards. Little Toot: a little tugboat gets into mischief and is banished, but wins a reprieve by saving a huge ocean liner in a storm. Trees: cartoon interpretation based on the poem "Trees." A choral group sings lyrics. Blame It on the Samba: street scene in Brazil with The Dinning Sisters singing. Jose Carioca and the Aracuan bird teach Donald Duck the samba. Live action with Ethel Smith at the organ. Pecos Bill: "Blue Shadows on the Trail" sung by Roy Rogers and The Sons of the Pioneers leads into Rogers narrating the story of Pecos Bill, brought up by wolves and becoming a legendary cowboy. Live action ending: Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers, Luana Patten and Bobby Driscoll around a campfire. Provider: Disney
Rating: PG
Release date: 1948
Running time: 1:15:31
Actors: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, The Andrews Sisters, Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, Freddy Martin, Ethel Smith, Frances Langford, Buddy Clark, Bob Nolan and the Sons of the Pioneers, The Dinning Sisters, Bobby Driscoll, Luana Patten
Directors: Clyde Geronimi, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, Wilfred Jackson
Producer: Walt Disney
Writers: Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner, Harry Reeves, Homer Brightman, Ken Anderson, Ted Sears, Joe Rinaldi, Bill Cottrell, Art Scott, Jesse Marsh, Bob Moore, John Walbridge
Genres: Family, Comedy, Animation, Musical
Audio: English

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