Synopsis
In the grand tradition of Disney's great musical classics, Melody Time features seven timeless stories, each enhanced with high-spirited music and unforgettable characters. You'll be sure to tap your toes and clap your hands in this witty feast for the eyes and ears.
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Cast
- Roy RogersRoy Rogers
- Dennis DayJohnny Appleseed Narrator (voice)
- Freddy MartinPianist
- Frances LangfordFrances Langford
- Ethel SmithEthel Smith
- TriggerTrigger
- Bobby DriscollBobby Driscoll
- Luana PattenLuana Patten
- Patty AndrewsPatty Andrews (voice)
- Maxene AndrewsMaxene Andrews
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
Though not the masterpiece Disney's marketing would indicate, it is a charming, imaginative anthology of cartoon shorts set to music by the likes of such '40s favorites as Roy Rogers and The Andrews Sisters. - 75
TV Guide Magazine
Essentially a compendium of unrelated shorts, the delightful Melody Time incorporates visual styles as varied as the subjects of its segments. - 75
Chicago Tribune
Melody Time delivers on its promise of rhythm and romance, reason and rhyme, something ridiculous, something sublime. [11 Jun 1998, p.10C] - 75
USA Today
Modest yet pleasing musical pastiches that typified post-war Disney. [05 Jun 1998, p.6E] - 63
Chicago Sun-Times
While this is not perhaps the best of Disney, neither is it the worst. It is probably perfect for smaller people, ages 4 through 7. [05 Jun 1998, p.20] - 60
The New York Times
Walt Disney has let his animators and his color magicians have free rein in his latest cartoon package-picture, Melody Time. And again, as in Make Mine Music! he has come up with a gaudy grab-bag show in which a couple of items are delightful and the rest are just adequate fillers-in. - 60
Time
The straight technical expertism is still one of the wonders of the movie world.
