Toys Will Be Toys (1949)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Seymour Kneitel

Writer:

Isadore Klein (story)

Release Date:

15 July 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Short | Music

Plot:

Toys in a toy store come to life at night, and perform in a toy parade before the Doll Princess, all of which leads to the "Screen Song" sing-a-long, "Oh, You Beautiful Doll".

Plot Keywords:

Toy | Parade | Song | Toy Store | Follow The Bouncing Ball

Runtime:

USA:7 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:Approved | USA:Passed (National Board of Review)

Company:

Famous Studios

Trivia:

Former Fleischer Studio cartoon creation KoKo is repeatedly seen as a toy in the background, and Famous Studios star Popeye is briefly seen as a toy in the parade.

Movie Connections:

Edited into The Big Fun Carnival (1957)

Soundtrack:

Oh, You Beautiful Doll

Pleasant "Screen Song" entry a holiday favorite

This "Screen Song" entry from Famous Studios is virtually plot less, but is still an engaging collection of images and scenes. Taking place inside a closed toy store, the toys come to life when the humans are gone, and promptly take part in a toy parade throughout the store. A toy soldier then professes his love for the "Queen of Toys" (still "mint in box"!).

This leads into a quaint rendition of "Oh, You Beautiful Doll", with the standard 'bouncing ball' that was well known for the time, but is essentially a period piece today.

Overall, a neat look at a past art form, and still enjoyable for today's audiences.