Melody Time 1948 123movies

Watch: Melody Time 1948 123movies, Full Movie Online – Segments: “Once Upon a Wintertime,” two lovers rescued from an icy river by friendly animals; “Bumble Boogie,” bee beset by musical instruments and symbols come to life; “Johnny Appleseed,” story of the legendary pioneer tree-planter; “Trees,” mood piece set to musical treatment of Joyce Kilmer’s poem; “Little Toot,” story of a heroic little tugboat who saves an ocean liner; “Blame it on the Samba,” Donald Duck and Jose Carioca have the blues blown away at a Latin cafe; “Pecos Bill,” story of the legendary cowpoke, his trusty mount Widowmaker and his sweetheart Slue Foot Sue..
Plot: 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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	6.2/10 Votes: 6,232
	73% | RottenTomatoes
	69/100 | MetaCritic
	N/A Votes: 228 Popularity: 9.81 | TMDB

Reviews:

Seven short Disney animations, done in a similar style to “Fantasia” but not as successful as that film.
During the ’40s many of the animated films released by the Disney studios were compilation-style movies. By that, I mean that instead of telling one story over the course of 80 or so minutes, the films were made up of a series of short animated stories linked together. The most successful example of this approach was “Fantasia” (which was linked together by pieces of classical music), but nowadays many people are not aware that the studio made several films of this kind. “The Three Caballeros”, “Make Music Mine”, “Saludos Amigos”, “Fun and Fancy Free” and “Melody Time” are some of the other examples.

Melody Time is split into seven sections. “Once Upon A Wintertime” deals with a loving couple who go ice-skating on a frozen river; “Bumble Boogie” deals with a bee which is pursued by a variety of living musical instruments to the accompaniment of Rimsky Korsakov’s Flight Of The Bumblebee; “Johnny Appleseed” retells an old American legend about a pioneer who struck out west and planted the first apple forests; “Little Toot” deals with a mischievous young tugboat which redeems itself by saving a liner in a storm; “Trees” is a short poetic sequence in which the title tells you all you need to know; “Blame It On The Samba” is a simple dance sequence starring Donald Duck; and “Pecos Bill”, which begins with real-life actors (among them Bobby Driscoll) talking around a desert campfire, and proceeds to relate the animated story of the titular Wild West character who was raised by coyotes and got into various wacky adventures.

Generally-speaking, I find the longer sequences the best. The opening sequence, “Wintertime”, is excellent, with just the right touch of comedy and excitement. “Little Toot” is excellent too – arguably the best episode in the film in fact. And “Pecos Bill” is thoroughly entertaining and has some laugh-out-loud moments. Of the longer episodes, only “Johnny Appleseed” feels laboured and frankly dull. The shorter episodes are actually rather disappointing. “Bumble Boogie” has terrific musical accompaniment, but is forgettable; “Trees” is pleasant but ordinary; and “Blame It On The Samba” looks like a rejected sequence from The Three Caballeros (1947), and is by far the most irritating sequence in this film, despite the presence of the perennially popular Donald Duck. On the whole, Melody Time might only really appeal to Disney completists; it has amusing and ingenious moments though you have to wade through some dull stretches to find them.

A Disney Retrospective, Part 10
The penultimate of Disney’s composite films, “Melody Time” is yet another string of shorts made to rake in easy money during (Cold) Wartime. It certainly isn’t the worst of the bunch. Lacking the near-philosophical cohesion of “Fantasia”, these collections are only as good as the sum of their parts. And “Melody Time” has some very fine parts.

To clarify: these ‘very fine parts’ are two: an energetic “Flight of the Bumblebee” and “Johnny Appleseed”. From its haunting opening shot onwards, “Jonny Appleseed” proves to be something special. The short tells the story of the titular pioneer, who single-handedly propagated thousands of apple trees along the American East Coast (to make cider, allegedly, but Disney keeps things simple). It is heartfelt and remarkably serious — earnest to the point of stupidity, but in an endearing, Forrest Gump-like manner that only adds to its appeal.

The other shorts are a varying bunch, as was to be expected. Nobody is going to write home about “Little Toot”. But its best segments make “Melody Time” worth seeking out. Rewatches may involve some fast-forwarding, though.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 15 min (75 min), 1 hr 15 min (75 min) (USA), 1 hr 12 min (72 min) (DVD)
Budget 2000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated Approved
Genre Animation, Comedy, Family
Director Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Jack Kinney
Writer Winston Hibler, Erdman Penner, Harry Reeves
Actors Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dennis Day
Country United States
Awards 1 win
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Mono (RCA Sound System)
Aspect Ratio 1.37 : 1
Camera N/A
Laboratory Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA (color)
Film Length 2,072.35 m (8 reels) (UK), 2,087 m (Italy)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Spherical
Printed Film Format 35 mm