Song of the South

"Here Comes the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Show!"

1946 1h 34m EN

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6.5

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6.9

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★6.5TMDB · 317🥫50%Rotten Tomatoes●54Metacritic★6.9IMDB · 16,315

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Synopsis

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Uncle Remus draws upon his tales of Br'er Rabbit to help little Johnny deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation.

“Here Comes the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Show!”

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Cast

James Baskett
Uncle Remus / Br'er Fox (voice)
Ruth Warrick
Sally
Bobby Driscoll
Johnny
Luana Patten
Ginny
Lucile Watson
Grandmother
Hattie McDaniel
Aunt Tempy
Erik Rolf
John
Glenn Leedy
Toby

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Harve Foster
Writers: Dalton S. Reymond, Morton Grant, Maurice Rapf
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Grossed $65M — a 30.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.

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ERA

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80 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Harve Foster, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor William Morgan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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James Baskett and Ruth Warrick and Bobby Driscoll carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Here Comes the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Show!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0038969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Harve Foster directs. Gregg Toland behind the camera. William Morgan cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $2.1M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Grossed $65M — a 30.6× return. The kind of profit studios chase for a decade.
380 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Directed by Harve Foster, shot by Gregg Toland. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor William Morgan shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6James Baskett and Ruth Warrick and Bobby Driscoll carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Here Comes the Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah Show!".
8IMDB entry: tt0038969 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 13 themes, including "fox", "slavery", "story teller", "plantation".