Academy Awards, USA 1950
| Nominee Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Eliot Daniel (music) Larry Morey (lyrics) For the song "Lavender Blue" |
RKO Radio Pictures
Directed by Harold Schuster and Hamilton Luske
My rating: 3 stars out of 4
IMDb Wikipedia
(DVD, Walt Disney)
Little Bobby Driscoll adopts an orphaned black lamb against the wishes of his grandmother in a turn-of-the-century small Indiana town. The lamb grows up to wreak havoc in their house and at the local grocery story. He builds a pen with the help of his uncle Burl Ives and raises money to enter it in the county fair. He doesn't win, but gets a special award to recognize his efforts. Live action and animation combine combine to make this a hidden gem buried deep in the Disney catalog. Featuring superb period flavor, winning performances, good music and a heartwarming story.
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