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Melody Time
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"Melody Time" is a 1948 film that blends live-action and animated sequences together. It represents an example of Disney's experimentation with combining different filmmaking techniques during that era of cinema.
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6.1In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.
Cast
- Roy Rogers as Roy Rogers
- Dennis Day as Johnny Appleseed Narrator (voice)
- Freddy Martin as Pianist
- Frances Langford as Frances Langford
- Ethel Smith as Ethel Smith
- Trigger as Trigger
Themes
- part live action
- live action and animation
- package film
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- musical film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Director
- Jack Kinney
- Cast member
- Sons of the Pioneers
- Voice actor
- Pinto Colvig
- Composer
- Paul Smith
- Producer
- Walt Disney
- Production company
- The Walt Disney Company
- Cinematographer
- Winton Hoch
- Duration
- 75
- FilmAffinity ID
- 707637
- Official website
- movies.disney.com/melody-time
- Image
- Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Café.jpg
- Significant event
- première
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- publication date
- 1948-05-27
- distributed by
- Disney+
- narrator
- Buddy Clark
- title
- Melody Time
- executive producer
- Ben Sharpsteen
- storyboard artist
- Homer Brightman
- number of parts of this work
- 7
- fabrication method
- traditional animation
- set in environment
- boat
- review score
- 69/100
- production code
- 2061
- Commons category
- Melody Time
- form of creative work
- anthology film
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Encyclopedic overview
Melody Time is a 1948 American live-action and animated musical anthology film produced by Walt Disney. It was released to theatres by RKO Radio Pictures on May 27, 1948. Made up of seven segments set to popular music and folk music, the film is, like Make Mine Music before it, the popular music version of Fantasia. Melody Time, while not meeting the artistic accomplishments of Fantasia, was mildly successful.
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