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Melody

19535.8 / 1010 min
Animation

Overview

The Screen´s First Animated Cartoon in 3-Dimension

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Cast

Bill Thompson

Bill Thompson

Professor Owl

Harry Stanton

Harry Stanton

Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship

Crew

Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball

Animation

Hal Ambro

Hal Ambro

Animation

Marvin Woodward

Marvin Woodward

Animation

Victor Haboush

Victor Haboush

Art Direction

Harvey Toombs

Harvey Toombs

Animation

Eyvind Earle

Eyvind Earle

Color Designer

Charles August Nichols

Charles August Nichols

Director

Julius Svendsen

Julius Svendsen

Animation

Paul Webster

Paul Webster

Songs

Dick Huemer

Dick Huemer

Story

Marc Davis

Marc Davis

Animation

Sonny Burke

Sonny Burke

Songs

Ward Kimball

Ward Kimball

Director

Joseph Dubin

Joseph Dubin

Original Music Composer

Kendall O'Connor

Kendall O'Connor

Art Direction