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Music Land
“The BIG Parade of Mirth and Melody!”
6.0 / 10• 1955• 1h 9m•NR• English
AnimationComedyMusicFantasyFamily
Storyline
Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' and 'Melody Time'"; featuring cartoons from the 1946 musical, "Make Mine Music," and the 1948 musical "Melody Time") featuring Donald Duck, Joe Carioca, and other Disney cartoon characters, and also songs by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Frances Langford, Roy Rogers and Trigger, The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews), Freddy Martin and his orchestra, Sons of the Pioneers, Jerry Colonna, and Ethel Smith
Cast & Crew
FW
Fred Waring
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Lead
Benny Goodman
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Frances Langford
Singer (archive footage)
Roy Rogers
Singer (archive footage)
Freddy Martin
Orchestra Leader (archive footage)
Jerry Colonna
Narrator (archive footage)
Ethel Smith
Organ Player (archive footage)
Bob Nolan
Singer (archive footage)
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Kinney's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Music Land is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
