Music Land

"The BIG Parade of Mirth and Melody!"

1955 1h 9m EN

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6.0

MID

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7.3

IMDB

★6.0TMDB · 1★7.3IMDB · 21

AnimationComedyMusicFantasyFamily

Synopsis

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Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' and 'Melody Time'"; featuring cartoons from the 1946 musical, "Make Mine Music," and the 1948 musical "Melody Time") featuring Donald Duck, Joe Carioca, and other Disney cartoon characters, and also songs by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Frances Langford, Roy Rogers and Trigger, The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews), Freddy Martin and his orchestra, Sons of the Pioneers, Jerry Colonna, and Ethel Smith

“The BIG Parade of Mirth and Melody!”

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Cast

Fred Waring
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Benny Goodman
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Frances Langford
Singer (archive footage)
Roy Rogers
Singer (archive footage)
Freddy Martin
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Jerry Colonna
Narrator (archive footage)
Ethel Smith
Organ Player (archive footage)
Bob Nolan
Singer (archive footage)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jack Kinney
Writers: Winston Hibler, Harry Reeves, Ken Anderson
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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ERA

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71 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Donald Halliday 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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Fred Waring and Benny Goodman and Frances Langford carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The BIG Parade of Mirth and Melody!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt6009292 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jack Kinney directs. Donald Halliday cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 69-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Shot for just $0.3M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
371 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
4Editor Donald Halliday shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Fred Waring and Benny Goodman and Frances Langford carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The BIG Parade of Mirth and Melody!".
7IMDB entry: tt6009292 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.