Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Melody Time (1948)


RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Jack Kinney, et al
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Walt Disney)

Another Disney animated anthology film, this one consisting of seven segments set to popular music of the time. It is the most similar in style to Fantasia of all the anthology films. It does not shy from taking risks, occasionally incorporating abstractions, and has a vivid color palette. Stories range from the poetic Trees to the energetic Blame it on the Samba with Donald Duck. Even Roy Rogers and Trigger make an appearance in the final western-tinged story about Pecos Bill. Thoroughly enjoyable and somewhat underrated.

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