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Melody(1953)
Status: Released
Date: 1953-05-28
58%
16 Votes
Time: 0h 10m
The Screen´s First Animated Cartoon in 3-Dimension
Overview:
An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson
Languages: English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Melody
Top 2 Billed Cast
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl
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