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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The Reluctant Dragon 1941  N/R, 73 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
Director: Alfred L. Werker, Hamilton Luske
Cast: Robert Benchley, Nana Bryant, Buddy Pepper, Frances Gifford, Alan Ladd, Barnett Parker, Claud Allister, Billy Lee, John Dehner, Jeff Corey, Gerald Mohr, Florence Gill, Walt Disney, Clarence Nash
Humorist Robert Benchley tours the Walt Disney studios and provides a glimpse into the inner-workings of animated films.
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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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| 1. Fantasia (1940)
2. Fun and Fancy Free (1947)
3. The Reluctant Dragon (1941)
4. Saludos Amigos (1942)
aka: Hello Friends
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