Walt Disney's Timeless Tales Vol 3

Disney has immortalized some of the world's most famous fairy tales in its animated productions. Between the mid-1930's and the mid-1950's, Disney embraced and mastered a new sound technology that allowed the synchronization of music and animated action and produced a vast array of music-driven productions that included the Silly Symphony cartoon shorts. This collection is comprised of six animated tales, both musical and non-musical, produced in the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s that range from 7-1/2 minutes to 21-minutes in length and explore themes like cooperation, overconfidence, and greed. The Academy Award nominated 1953 short Casey at the Bat is a musical recitation of the tale of a baseball player whose overconfidence proves his downfall. The short Morris the Midget Moose (1950) shows how even the smallest of creatures can do great things when they collaborate with others. Oscar-nominated Ben and Me (1953) is the longest production at 21-minutes and tells the fanciful tale of a small country mouse who claims to be the inspirational force behind many of Ben Franklin's greatest inventions. The final three programs are Silly Symphony cartoon shorts that exhibit Disney's masterful intertwining of music and action. The Golden Touch (1953) spins a tale of the great King Midas felled by greed, The Wise Little Hen (1934) espouses the value of cooperation, and Little Hiawatha (1937) follows a young hunter whose compassion for animals curtails his hunting successes, but eventually saves his own life. Each of these timeless tales features rich animation, preserves an important piece of American folklore, and represents a historical stage of animation. (Ages 2 to 10) --Tami Horiuchi ...

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