 The AristoCats 1970  G, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy / Musical
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Phil Harris, Eva Gabor, Sterling Holloway, Scatman Crothers, Vito Scotti, Nancy Kulp, Pat Buttram, Paul Winchell, George Lindsey, Thurl Ravenscroft, Hermione Baddeley, Charles(2) Lane, Monica Evans, Carole Shelley, Roddy Maude-Roxby
When wealthy Mme. Bonfamille (voice of Hermione Baddeley) dies, she leaves her fortune to her cat Duchess (voice of Eva Gabor) and her three kittens. The jealous butler, Edgar (voice of Roddy Maude-Roxby), abandons the cats in the French countryside so that he will have the fortune. But, there are rescuers out there in the form of alley cat Thomas O'Malley (voice of Phil Harris), mouse Roquefort (voice of Sterling Holloway), and hounds Lafayette and Napoleon (voices of George Lindsey and Pat Buttram) who come to their aid, and by story's end the cats are back home where they belong.
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 The Jungle Book 1967 N/R, 78 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Comedy / Musical
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley, Bruce Reitherman, Verna Felton, Clint Howard, John Abbott, Chad Stuart, Ben Wright, Darleen Carr
In this full-length animated film, "The Bare Necessities of Life" is introduced with Phil Harris leading the cast as the voice of Baloo the Bear. This Disney adaptation of Kipling's books tells the story of Mowgli (voice of Bruce Reitherman) who is joined by Baloo in his jungle adventures.
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh 1977 G, 72 min.
Genre: Family
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Sterling Holloway, Paul Winchell, Sebastian Cabot, Junius Matthews, Howard Morris, Ralph Wright, Clint Howard, Jon Walmsley, Barbara Luddy, John Fiedler, Hal Smith
Pooh and his friends romp through adventures in Hundred Acre Wood in this delightful film based on A.A. Milne's stories of the Pooh bear. This film is actually three different short films made in the 1960s and 1970s spliced together. One of these shorts, "Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day," had previously won an Oscar.
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One Hundred and One Dalmatians 1961 N/R, 79 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Comedy
aka: 101 Dalmatians
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske, Clyde Geronimi
Cast: Rod Taylor, J. Pat O'Malley, Betty Lou Gerson, Martha Wentworth, Tom Conway, Ben Wright, Lisa Davis, Cate Bauer, Frederick Worlock, Tudor Owen, Lisa Daniels, George Pelling, Thurl Ravenscroft, David Frankham, Ramsay Hill
A male Dalmation, Pongo (voice of Rod Taylor), finds a way for his master, Roger (voice of Ben Wright), to meet Anita (voice of Lisa Davis) who has a pet female Dalmatian, Perdita (voice of Cate Bauer). Roger and Anita fall in love and marry. Pongo and Perdita are now together and produce a litter of 15 Dalmatian puppies. The evil Cruella de Vil (voice of Betty Lou Gerson) wants to buy Dalmatian puppies to provide fur coats for profit. When Roger refuses to sell them to her, she arranges to steal them. The police cannot find the puppies, but Pongo and Perdita use a system of dog signals to locate them, and–with help from dogs, geese, horses, and cows–the puppies are rescued.
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The Rescuers 1977 G, 76 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Drama / Fantasy
Director: John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman, Art Stevens
Cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, Geraldine Page, Joe Flynn, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, Jim Jordan, John McIntire, Bernard Fox, Dub Taylor, Michelle Stacy, James MacDonald, George Lindsey
In this Disney animated tale, two brave mice–Bernard (voice of Bob Newhart) and Miss Bianca (voice of Eva Gabor)–try to save a little girl (voice of Michelle Stacy) who has been kidnapped by the diabolical Madame Medusa (voice of Geraldine Page).
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 Robin Hood 1973  G, 83 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Adventure / Romance
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Brian Bedford, Roger Miller, Monica Evans, Phil Harris, Andy Devine, Carole Shelley, Peter Ustinov, Terry-Thomas, Pat Buttram, George Lindsey, Ken Curtis, Billy Whitaker, J. Pat O'Malley, John Fiedler, Candy Candido
In this Disney animated version of the classic tale, animals take on all of the roles. For example, Robin Hood (voice of Brian Bedford) is a fox, Allan-A-Dale (voice of Roger Miller) is a rooster, and Maid Marian (voice of Monica Evans) is also a fox. The storyline fits with the legend of Robin Hood and his gang who steals from the rich and gives to the poor because Prince John (voice of Peter Ustinov) is overtaxing them for his own personal gains.
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The Sword in the Stone 1963  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Animation / Family / Musical / Fantasy
Director: Wolfgang Reitherman
Cast: Rickie Sorensen, Sebastian Cabot, Karl Swenson, Junius Matthews, Alan Napier, Norman Alden, Martha Wentworth, Barbara Jo Allen, Ginny Tyler, Richard & Robert Reitherman, Barbara Jo Allen, Thurl Ravenscroft
Narrated by Sir Ector (voice of Sebastian Cabot), this animated film by Disney is based on the tale of King Arthur (voice of Rickie Sorensen) and revolves around a boy named Wart (voices of Richard and Robert Reitherman) who is aided by the magician Merlin (voice of Karl Swenson).
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| 1. The AristoCats (1970)
2. The Jungle Book (1967)
3. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (1977)
4. One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961)
aka: 101 Dalmatians
5. The Rescuers (1977)
6. Robin Hood (1973)
7. The Sword in the Stone (1963)
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