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Fun & Fancy Free
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Writers:
Homer Brightman (story) &
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Release Date:
27 September 1947 (USA) more
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Tagline:
It's Got That DISNEY MAGIC! (original print media ad - many caps)
Plot:
Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: "Bongo," about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and "Mickey and the Beanstalk," a take on the famous fairy tale. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Edgar Bergen ... Himself

Dinah Shore ... (voice)
Charlie McCarthy ... Himself
Mortimer Snerd ... Himself
Luana Patten ... Herself

Walt Disney ... Mickey Mouse (voice) (as Mickey Mouse)
Anita Gordon ... Singing Harp (voice)
Cliff Edwards ... Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Billy Gilbert ... Willie the Giant (voice)
Clarence Nash ... Donald Duck (voice)
The King's Men ... Themselves (as The Kings Men)
The Dinning Sisters ... Themselves
The Starlighters ... Themselves
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Additional Details

Runtime:
73 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound System)
Certification:
Iceland:L | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | New Zealand:G | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Denmark:A (2003) | Finland:S | Sweden:Btl | USA:Approved (PCA #12068, General Audience)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The Bongo story was inspired by a story appearing in a 1930 issue of Cosmopolitan. more
Quotes:
Edgar Bergen: Are you listening, Mortimer?
Mortimer Snerd: Uh... Happy Valley?
Edgar Bergen: That's right, yes. Now, just try to imagine it. Can't you just close your eyes and see it?
Mortimer Snerd: Well, I can't see very good with my eyes closed. My eyelids get in the way.
Edgar Bergen: Well, you create a picture in your mind's eye.
Mortimer Snerd: Oh.
Charlie McCarthy: That's not easy for him. His mind gets in the way.
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Featured in DTV: Pop & Rock (1984) (V) more
Soundtrack:
I'm A Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow more

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Fancyful Fun, 31 July 2009
7/10
Author: Rindiana from Germany

Another watchable Disney package film, consisting of only two segments this time.

While the Bongo episode is quite cuddly in its own right, its thin narrative feels rather overstretched and Dinah Shore's syrupy narration and singing add too much schmaltz to the mix.

So it's up to Mickey, Donald and Goofy to save the day in the beanstalk segment, which is narrated by Edgar Bergen and his ventriloquist's puppets in a wonderfully ironic tone. The episode itself is effectively paced, with funny, somber and thrilling moments in perfect balance and some catchy tunes thrown in for good measure. It's one of the three cartoon stars' best teamings. (And the final joke is nice.)

7 out of 10 harp loving giants

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