Fun and Fancy Free 1947  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan
Cast: Cliff Edwards, Walt Disney, Billy Gilbert, Clarence Nash, Luana Patten, Dinah Shore, Anita Gordon, Edgar Bergen, Pinto Colvig
Two Disney animated movies are represented in this 1947 film: (1) "Mickey and the Beanstalk"–Mickey, Donald, and Goofy (voices of Walt Disney, Clarence Nash, and Pinto Colvig) bring their version of the famous tale. Edgar Bergen and his dummies Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd tell the story to a young girl (Luana Patten) (2) Bongo the circus bear is not happy with his current "job," so escapes into the forest. He finds that life on the outside is tough, but eventually finds his true love. Dinah Shore provides the narration and songs. Jiminy Cricket (voice of Cliff Edwards) provides the transition between the two stories.
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Gulliver's Travels 1939  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Fantasy
Director: Dave Fleischer
Cast: Jessica Dragonette, Lanny Ross, Pinto Colvig, Jack Mercer, Sam Parker
Interesting animation and an excellent musical score (Academy Award nomination) make this version of the Jonathan Swift classic worth a look, especially by the young ones. The film covers the story of Gulliver's (voice of Sam Parker) shipwreck on the island of the small Lilliputians. It is the first feature film for the Fleischer brothers of "Popeye" and "Betty Boop" cartoon fame.
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Make Mine Music 1946 N/R, 74 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical
Director: Various Directors
Cast: Nelson Eddy, Dinah Shore, Jerry Colonna, The Andrews Sisters, Andy Russell, Sterling Holloway, Benny Goodman, Pied Pipers, King's Men, Ken Darby Chorus, Pinto Colvig
This 10-part Disney animated film features music from the Andrews Sisters, Benny Goodman, Dinah Shore, and Nelson Eddy, among others, in various segments.
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Mr. Bug Goes to Town 1941 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical / Fantasy
aka: Hoppity Goes To Town
Bugville
Director: Dave Fleischer
Cast: Kenny Gardner, Gwen Williams, Jack Mercer, Tedd Pierce, Carl Meyer, Stan Freed, Pauline Loth, Pinto Colvig, Mae Questel, Guinn "Big Boy" Williams, The Four Marshals, The Royal Guards
The insects that live in the melting pot of Bugtown fear the encroachment of humans. Hoppity (voice of Stan Freed) works to save the day for his friends by looking for greener pastures. He finds the perfect place: the garden of struggling songwriter Dick Dickens (voice of Kenny Gardner) and his wife Mary Dickens (voice of Gwen Williams). Not only does Hoppity find a utopia for his friends, he wins the heart of Honey bee (voice of Pauline Loth) as well.
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Saludos Amigos 1942 N/R, 42 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
aka: Hello Friends
Director: Walt Disney, Various other Directors
Cast: Fred Shields, Jose Oliveira, Clarence Nash, Pinto Colvig, Walt Disney, Frank Thomas
Narrated by Fred Shields, this film features live-action segments that are linked to four cartoons telling the story about travel adventures in South America. The animated segments include Donald Duck (voice of Clarence Nash) visiting Lake Titicaca, a small airplane delivering mail over the Andes, Goofy (voice of Pinto Colvig) playing a cowboy in Argentina, and Donald Duck enjoying the nightlife in Rio de Janeiro.
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 Sleeping Beauty 1959 N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Fantasy / Musical / Romance
Director: Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Mary Costa, Bill Shirley, Eleanor Audley, Verna Felton, Barbara Jo Allen, Barbara Luddy, Taylor Holmes, Bill Thompson, Dal McKennon, Marvin Miller, Candy Candido, Thurl Ravenscroft, Pinto Colvig
This is Disney's full-length animated film about Princess Aurora (voice of Mary Costa) who sleeps under an evil spell–until her prince (voice of Bill Shirley) awakens her with a kiss.
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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs 1937  N/R, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: David Hand
Cast: Adriana Caselotti, Harry Stockwell, Lucille La Verne, Moroni Olsen, Billy Gilbert, Pinto Colvig, Otis Harlan, Scotty Mattraw, Roy Atwell, Stuart Buchanan, Eddie Collins, Marion Darlington, James MacDonald
This prototype for Disney animated films tells the story of Snow White (voice of Adriana Caselotti) who escapes the clutches of her evil stepmother and finds refuge with seven dwarfs–Grumpy, Happy, Doc, Bashful, Sneezy, Sleepy, and Dopey. Walt Disney received an honorary Oscar (actually an Oscar and seven miniatures) for significant screen innovation. An all-time great–and still good.
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The Three Caballeros 1944 N/R, 71 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Fantasy
Director: Norman Ferguson
Cast: Aurora Miranda, Carmen Molina, Dora Luz, Jose Oliveira, Sterling Holloway, Clarence Nash, Joaquin Garay, Frank Graham, Fred Shields, Nestor Amaral, Pinto Colvig, Almirante, Trio Calaveras, Trio Ascencio del Rio, Padua Hills Players
Donald Duck (voice of Clarence Nash) opens his birthday presents. First he opens a movie projector and watches a story about Pablo the Penguin who wants to move to a warmer climate. While opening up his second gift, a new book, up pops Jose Carioca (Jose Oliveira). Another gift is a pinata accompanied by Panchito (voice of Joaquin Garay), and the three caballeros head down to Latin America where the they sing and dance their way through Mexico. A clever Disney animated film.
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| 1. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
2. Gulliver's Travels (1939)
3. Make Mine Music (1946)
4. Mr. Bug Goes to Town (1941)
aka: Hoppity Goes To Town
aka: Bugville
5. Saludos Amigos (1942)
aka: Hello Friends
6. Sleeping Beauty (1959)
7. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937)
8. The Three Caballeros (1944)
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