For more videos related to this film, check out this curated playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfQnigF_xmZFOwwUIqhS-u7GHcZ7ckMOw Melody Time (75 min) Synopsis: An entrancing compilation of seven shorts films (introduced by Buddy Clark) featuring a variety of music genres, from folk songs to contemporary 1940s tunes. (1) Once Upon a Wintertime, sung by Frances Langford, tells of a winter romance by both human and bunny couples sleighing and skating in the 1800s; (2) Bumble Boogie, played by Freddy Martin and his orchestra, is a fantasy of a bee’s nightmare; (3) Johnny Appleseed in which Dennis Day portrays the characters of the old settler, Johnny Appleseed, and Johnny’s angel, telling the story of the pioneer who heads out west planting apple trees as he goes; (4) Little Toot, sung by the Andrews Sisters, tells of a little tugboat who wants to be like his father, but keeps getting into trouble; (5) Trees, with Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians interpreting Joyce Kilmer’s poem; (6) Blame It on the Samba, sung by the Dinning Sisters, in which Donald Duck is taught to samba by José Carioca and the Aracuan Bird, and interacts with Ethel Smith at the organ; (7) Pecos Bill, told and sung by Roy Rogers and the Sons of the Pioneers to Luana Patten and Bobby Driscoll; after singing “Blue Shadows on the Trail,” Roy recounts how the legendary Pecos Bill was born, raised, and fell in love with Slue Foot Sue. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney, Wilfred Jackson. Released on May 27, 1948. US Home Media Releases: June 2, 1998 (VHS); June 6, 2000 (VHS/DVD); November 2, 2021 (Blu-Ray) Trivia: • Frames: 108,000 • Melody Time was the last anthology feature made by Walt Disney Animation Studios. • The last Disney feature-length film to feature Donald Duck until the 1988 movie Who Framed Roger Rabbit. • Walt Disney personally scouted the waterfronts of New York City to get a feel for the life of a tugboat for the segment “Little Toot.” His exploration involved interacting with those who worked on tugboats and making sketches. • Many of the segments were later released separately as shorts. The Copyright Laws of the United States recognizes a “fair use” of copyrighted content. Section 107 of the U.S. Copyright Act states: “Notwithstanding the provisions of sections 106 and 106A, the fair use of a copyrighted work, including such use by reproduction in copies or phonorecords or by any other means specified by that section, for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching (including multiple copies for classroom use), scholarship, or research, is not an infringement of copyright.” This video and the “Animation Compendia” YouTube channel in general may contain certain copyrighted works that were not specifically authorized to be used by the copyrighted holder(s), but which we believe in good faith are protected by federal law and the fair use doctrine for one or more of the reasons noted above.