Disney rarities : celebrated shorts, 1920s-1960s.
A collection of rare animated films by Walt Disney Productions.
| Uniform Title: | Alice comedy.
Walt Disney treasures. Disney DVD. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Language: | English |
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In English; Closed-captioned. |
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Burbank, Calif. :
Walt Disney Home Entertainment : Distributed by Buena Vista Home Entertainment,
2005.
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| Series: | Alice comedy.
Walt Disney treasures. Disney DVD. Rovi Media Collection. Movies. Rovi K-12 education materials. |
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| Physical Description: | 2 videodiscs (5 hr., 26 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (6 unnumbered pages : color, illustrations ; 16 cm). |
| Format: | Video DVD |
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A collection of rare animated films by Walt Disney Productions. |
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| Note: | Originally produced as 32 short animated films between 1923-1962. Collective title from disc menu & container; individual titles from screen. Booklet includes an essay by film historian Leonard Maltin. Melody and Toot, whistle, plunk and boom originally produced as episodes of the Adventures in Music series. Bonus features: Disc 1: Introduction by film historian Leonard Maltin (4 min.); Alice's cartoon world : an interview with Virginia Davis (12 min., interviewed by Leonard Maltin); From Kansas City to Hollywood : a timeline of Disney's silent era featurette (8 min.). Bonus features: Disc 2: Introduction by film historian Leonard Maltin (3 min.); A symposium on popular songs audio commentary by Richard Sherman; "A feather in his collar" (bonus short); Galleries (7 animation art galleries): Ferdinand the bull, The little house, The story of Anyburg, USA, Chicken Little, Paul Bunyan, The truth about Mother Goose, A cowboy needs a horse. Videorecording. |
| Call Number: | CN6 D0059008 VideoDVD |
| Playing Time: | 02:42:00 02:44:00 |
| ISBN: | 0788859463 9780788859465 |
| Credits: | Disc 1: Alice's wonderland: photography by Ubbe Iwwerks and Rudolph Ising ; technical direction by Hugh Harman and Carman Maxwell ; music composed by Alexander Rannie. Alice's wild West show, Alice gets in dutch, Alice's egg plant, Alice in the jungle, Alice's mysterious mystery, Alice the whaler: music composed by Alexander Rannie. Ferdinand the bull: adapted from the story and illustrations by Munro Leaf & Robert Lawson. The brave engineer: animation, Milt Kahl, Fred Moore, Al Bertino ; story, Dick Kinney, Dick Shaw ; musical score, Ken Darby. Morris the midget moose: animation, George Nicholas ... [et al.] ; story, Eric Gurney, Bill de la Torre ; music, Oliver Wallace. Lambert the sheepish lion: story, Bill Peet, Ralph Wright, Milt Banta ; music, Joseph S. Dubin ; animation, Eric Larson ... [et al.]. The little house: animation, Marc Davis, Les Clark, Clair Weeks ; music, Paul Smith ; story adaptation, Bill Peet, Bill Cottrell. Adventures in music: story, Dick Huemer ; music, Joseph D. Dubin ; art director, Kendal O'Connor ; animators, Ward Kimball ... [et al.] ; songs, Sonny Burke, Paul Webster. Football now and then: animation, John Sibley, George Nicholas, Fred Moore ; story, Lance Nolley ; music, Edward Plumb. Toot, whistle, plunk and boom: story, Dick Huemer ; music, Joseph Dubin ; art direction, A-Kendall O'Connor ; animators, Ward Kimball ... [et al.]. Ben and me: story, Bill Peet ; story adaptation, Winston Hibler, Del Connell, Ted Sears ; animation, Wolfgang Reitherman ... [et al.] ; art direction, Ken Anderson, Claude Coats ; music by Oliver Wallace. Disc 2: Pigs is pigs: animation, John Sibley ; story, Leo Salkin ; music, Oliver Wallce. Social lion: animation, Norman Ferguson ; story, Milt Schaffer, Dick Kinney ; music, Oliver Wallace. Hooked bear: animation, Bill Justice ... [et al.] ; story, Al Bertino, Dave Detiege ; music, Oliver Wallace. Jack and old Mac: animation, Al Cole, Bob Carlson, Jack Parr ; story, Dick Kinney, Roy Williams ; music, George Bruns. In the bag: animation, John Sibley ... [et al.] ; story, Dave Detiege, Al Bertino ; music, George Bruns. A cowboy needs a horse: animation, Cliff Nordberg ... [et al.] ; story, Dick Kinney, Roy Williams ; music, George Bruns ; song by Paul Mason Howard, Billy Mills. The story of Anyburg, U.S.A.: story, Dick Huemer ; music, Joseph S. Dubin ; animation, John Sibley, Bob Carlson, George Kreisl. The truth about Mother Goose: story, Bill Peet ; animation, Cliff Nordberg ... [et al.] ; music, George Bruns ; lyrics, Tom Adair, Bill Peet, George Bruns ; vocals, The Page Cavanaugh Trio. Paul Bunyan: story by Lance Nolley, Ted Berman ; animation, John Sibley ; music, George Bruns ; lyrics, Tom Adair ; vocals, The Mellomen. Noah's Ark: music, George Bruns ; songs, Mel Leven ; story by T. Hee. Goliath II: story by Bill Peet ; directing animator, John Lounsbery ; music, George Bruns. The saga of Windwagon Smith: story, Lance Nolley, C. August Nichols ; production design, Erni Nordli ; animation, Julius Svendsen, Art Stevens ; music, George Bruns ; lyrics, C. August Nichols. A symposium on popular songs: story and styling, Xavier Atencio ; stop motion, Bill Justice ; animation, Eric Larson ... [et al.] ; words and music by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman ; arranged and conducted by Camarata. |
| System Details: | DVD, NTSC, region 1; Dolby digital. |
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Disc 1: Alice's wonderland, Alice's wild West show, Alice gets in dutch: Virginia Davis. Ferdinand the bull: [narrated by Don Wilson]. The pelican and the snipe: [narrated by Sterling Holloway]. The brave engineer: Jerry Colonna, the King's men. Lambert the sheepish lion, The little house: narrator, Sterling Holloway. Ben and me: narrated by Sterling Holloway ; [Hans Conried, Charles Ruggles, Bill Thompson].
Disc 2: Hooked bear, In the bag: [Bill Thompson]. The story of Anyburg, U.S.A.: [Hans Conried, Thurl Ravenscroft, Bill Thompson]. Paul Bunyon: [Thurl Ravenscroft]. Noah's ark: narrator, Jerome Courtland ; Jeanne Gayle, James MacDonald, Paul Frees. Goliath II: narrated by Sterling Holloway ; [Barbara Jo Allen, Kevin Corcoran, Verna Felton, Paul Frees, J. Pat O'Malley. The saga of Windwagon Smith: Rex Allen and the Sons of the Pioneers. A symposium on popular songs: Paul Frees, Gloria Wood, Billy Storm, Skip Farrell. |