Synopsis
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.
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Cast
- James BaskettUncle Remus / Br'er Fox (Voice)
- Ruth WarrickSally
- Bobby DriscollJohnny
- Luana PattenGinny
- Lucile WatsonGrandmother
- Hattie McDanielAunt Tempy
- Erik RolfJohn (as Eric Rolf)
- Glenn LeedyToby
- Mary FieldMrs. Favers
- Anita BrownMaid
Recommendations
- 100
TV Guide Magazine
Song of the South's cartoon sequences are as fine as anything produced by the Disney animators. - 70
Los Angeles Times
Song of the South is essentially a nostalgic valentine to a past that never existed, and within those limits, it offers a pleasant, family diversion for holiday afternoons when the children get restless. - 50
Chicago Reader
The stories are pretty good folk, though a little too coyly calculated. But the plantation stuff is beneath contempt. Better save this for nostalgia only—kids won't be missing anything if they never encounter this relic. - 50
Film Threat
Where Song of the South errs badly is in its regurgitation of the horrible myth that black slaves were always singing and happy and just loved working on massah’s plantation. - 50
Time Out
This rather mushy combination of animation and live-action remains one of Disney's most controversial efforts. - 40
The New York Times
Apparently the Disney wonder-workers are just a lot of conventional hacks when it comes to telling a story with actors instead of cartoons.
