In the tradition of Fantasia, Make Mine Music is a glorious collection of musically charged animated shorts featuring such fun-filled favorites as "Peter and the Wolf", narrated by the beloved voice behind Winnie the Pooh. In addition you'll enjoy such classic cartoon hits as "Casey at the Bat," "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met" and "Johnnie Fedora and Alice Bluebonnet."
Score
Benny Goodman clarinet chaos and Nelson Eddy's operatic whale.
Production
Ten directors, zero rules, somehow cohesive 1940s animation.
Director
Robert Cormack
Nelson Eddy
Narrator / Characters (segment "The Whale Who Wanted to Sing at the Met") (voice)
Dinah Shore
Self (voice)
Benny Goodman
Self (voice)
Jerry Colonna
Narrator (segment "Casey at the Bat") (voice)
Andy Russell
Self (voice)
Sterling Holloway
Narrator (segment "Peter and the Wolf") (voice)
Patty Andrews
Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
Maxene Andrews
Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
Laverne Andrews
Andrews Sisters (singing voice) (uncredited)
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Walt Disney's 'package film' solution to WWII—cheaper than full features, weirder than Fantasia.
Willie the Whale's 'Shortnin' Bread' performance was later censored in some releases for racial stereotypes.
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