Melody Time (1948)
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88% of critics liked it
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48% of users liked it
(3,808 ratings)
This is another collection of Disney shorts set to music, but this time the formula works. That's predicated on the inherent strength of the individual pieces and almost all of them come through. Surprisingly, two American folk heroes, Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill, are the stars of this show,… More This is another collection of Disney shorts set to music, but this time the formula works. That's predicated on the inherent strength of the individual pieces and almost all of them come through. Surprisingly, two American folk heroes, Johnny Appleseed and Pecos Bill, are the stars of this show, with rousty little tunes, humor, and compelling linear story lines (a rarity in most of these shorts). Even the shorts that are weak in one area, thematically or musically, make up for it in another. There's very little of the Disney animators attempting to be 1940s modern, thank goodness, and there's a sterling quality in the depth of the art work. A definite plus to an animation (or Disney) collection. --Keith Simanton
- Rating, Runtime
- G, 1 hr. 12 min.
- Directed By
- Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson
- Written By
- Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner
- Genres
- Animation, Kids & Family, Musical & Performing Arts, Classics
- In Theaters
- May 27, 1948 Wide
- On DVD
- Jun 6, 2000
Critic Reviews
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, TIME Magazine
The straight technical expertism is still one of the wonders of the movie world.
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Bosley Crowther, New York Times
Like healthy, imaginative children, those Disney boys are full of strange caprice. One minute they are doing something charming; the next minute they are slopping in the jam.
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, TV Guide's Movie Guide
This last musical compilation film from the Disney studios was also one of the best, and Disney's animators display their entire creative range.
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Tim Brayton, Antagony & Ecstasy
A film much more entertaining than you'd expect, even if only two of its seven sequences individually reach classic status.
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Steve Crum, Kansas City Kansan
Very colorful, very musical Disney animation near-classic.
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