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Fun and Fancy Free

- It’s Got That DISNEY MAGIC!

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.

Release Date : 1947-09-27

Language :English

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Walt Disney Productions

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles : Fun and Fancy Free, Featuring Mickey and the BeanstalkFun and Fancy Free

Cast

Edgar Bergen

Character Name : Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd

Original Name : Edgar Bergen

Gender : Male

Dinah Shore

Character Name : Narrator (voice)

Original Name : Dinah Shore

Gender : Female

Luana Patten

Character Name : Herself

Original Name : Luana Patten

Gender : Female

Walt Disney

Character Name : Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Walt Disney

Gender : Male

Anita Gordon

Character Name : Singing Harp (voice)

Original Name : Anita Gordon

Gender : Female

Cliff Edwards

Character Name : Jiminy Cricket (voice)

Original Name : Cliff Edwards

Gender : Male

Clarence Nash

Character Name : Donald Duck / Cat (voice)

Original Name : Clarence Nash

Gender : Male

Pinto Colvig

Character Name : Goofy (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Pinto Colvig

Gender : Male

James MacDonald

Character Name : Lumpjaw (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : James MacDonald

Gender : Male

Billy Gilbert

Character Name : Willie the Giant (voice)

Original Name : Billy Gilbert

Gender : Male

The King's Men

Character Name : Singers

Original Name : The King's Men

Gender : Male

Eugenia Doy "Jean" Dinning

Character Name : The Dinning sisters - Singers

Original Name : Eugenia Doy "Jean" Dinning

Gender : Male

The Starlighters

Character Name : The Starlighters

Original Name : The Starlighters

Gender : Male

Reviews

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lwpcolonel

@lwpcolonel

2021-06-23

After World War 2 the Disney studio had difficulty getting back to where they were prior to the war's disruptive affects on the studio's operations. Having said that, they produced what they called "Package Features", which contained multiple stories rather than just one feature, as was the case with "Snow White", "Pinocchio", and "Fantasia", prior to the war. This one, "Fun And Fancy Free", uses 2 story lines that were in development prior to the American declaration of War, in December of 1941. "Mickey & the Beanstalk", pictured on the cover, plus "Bongo" the 'Circus Bear'. 2 films that weren't fleshed out sufficiently to be a feature, on their own, but put together with Edgar Bergman and his act for narrative and time filling purposes. I have this and the others in this series on DVD for children and grandchildren, but this isn't Disney's best effort. There are special features on some of both the Video & DVD editions which does make the "Package Feature" worthwhile. Other "Package Features" include, "Melody Time", "Make Mine Music", "Three Caballeros", "The Adventures of Ichabod & Mr. Toad". All produced in the late 1940s and having somewhat pieced together though highly watchable formats made to suit a young audience.