Melody Time
Disney package film, bringing another series of animated shorts set to - contemporary - music.
Once upon a Wintertime - Two young lovers - and accompanying rabbits - go ice skating, but the boys attempts to show-off do not endear them to their female company.
Bumble Boogie - A little bumble bee finds himself under attack from a frenzy of musical plants.
The Legend of Johnny Appleseed - Short featurette telling the story of settler and apple tree grower John Chapman.
Little Toot - Short story about a mischievous tugboat who get banished to the open ocean after he causes a liner to crash.
Trees - Short based on the poem by Joyce Kilmer and the music of Oscar Rasbach.
Blame it on the Samba - A depressed Donald Duck and Jose Carioca are cheered up by the Aracuan Bird introducing the pair to the samba.
Pecos Bill - Short telling the tall tale of Texas' famous Pecos Bill, the best cowboy who ever lived.
| Dennis Day | ... Johnny Appleseed, Johnny Appleseed Narrator |
| Pinto Colvig | ... Aracuan Bird |
Re-releases of Melody Time in the States were edited, removing the scenes of Pecos Bill where the titular Bill lights his cigarette with a bolt of lightning; whilst all other scenes had his cigarette digitally removed. The cuts and edits were not made to PAL versions of the film.
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