Melody Time.

Using live action and animated cartoons, the film tells seven stories: "Once Upon a Wintertime," a sleighing adventure of bygone days; "Bumble Boogie," the reactions of a bee to a piano rendition of "The Flight of the Bumblebee;" "Johnny Appleseed," the semi-legendary tale of a pioneer benefactor; "Little Toot," the activities of a small tugboat in New York Harbor; "Trees," a cartoon fantasy based on Joyce Kilmer's poem; "Blame It on the Samba," in which Donald Duck and José Carioca cavort to Brazilian rhythms; and "Pecos Bill," a folk tale of the western plains.

Credits

Directed by
Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney
Written by
Homer Brightman, Joe Rinaldi, John Walbridge, Winston Hibler, Ken Anderson, William Cottrell, Art Scott, Jesse Marsh, Bob Moore, Harry Reeves, Ted Sears, Erdman Penner
Cast
Roy Rogers, Sons of the Pioneers, Bob Nolan, Ethel Smith, Luana Patten, Trigger, Bobby Driscoll
Produced by
Walt Disney
Cinematography
Winton Hoch
Music
Ken Darby, Eliot Daniel, Ernesto Nazareth, Allie Wrubel, Bennie Benjamin, Paul Smith, George David Weiss, Ray Gilbert, Bobby Worth, Johnny Lange, Kim Gannon, Walter Kent
Edited by
Donald Halliday, Thomas Scott
Complete catalog record
MELODY TIME. Walt Disney Productions, c1948. 75 min., sd., color, 35mm. Summary: Using live action and animated cartoons, the film tells seven stories: "Once Upon a Wintertime," a sleighing adventure of bygone days; "Bumble Boogie," the reactions of a bee to a piano rendition of "The Flight of the Bumblebee;" "Johnny Appleseed," the semi-legendary tale of a pioneer benefactor; "Little Toot," the activities of a small tugboat in New York Harbor; "Trees," a cartoon fantasy based on Joyce Kilmer's poem; "Blame It on the Samba," in which Donald Duck and José Carioca cavort to Brazilian rhythms; and "Pecos Bill," a folk tale of the western plains. Credits: Production supervisor, Ben Sharpsteen; cartoon directors, Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney; story, Winston Hibler, Harry Reeves, Ken Anderson [and others]; directing animators, Eric Larson, Ward Kimball [and others]; musical directors, Eliot Daniel, Ken Darby; film editors, Donald Halliday, Thomas Scott. Cast: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day, the Andrews Sisters, Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Freddy Martin, Ethel Smith. © Walt Disney Productions; 7Apr48; LP1721.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
  2. Wikidata · Q869741 ↗ — creator, country, genre, credits