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Overview

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Release Date:

2 December 1946 (Brazil) more

Genre:

Animation | Family | Music more

Tagline:

Only the magic of Walt Disney could bring you the tales of Uncle Remus and Brer Rabbit . . . live actors with cartoon background! more

Plot:

The kindhearted storyteller Uncle Remus tells a young boy stories about trickster Br'er Rabbit, who outwits Br'er Fox and slow-witted Br'er Bear. full summary | full synopsis

Plot Keywords:

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Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 1 nomination more

NewsDesk:
(7 articles)

Old Ass Movies: The Delightful Racism of ‘Song of the South’
 (From FilmSchoolRejects. 20 September 2009, 2:07 PM, PDT)

Frog Bites Disney
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 18 July 2008, 10:25 AM, PDT)

User Comments:

A very effective blend of live-action and animation that is sadly unavailable in the US. more (207 total)


Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Ruth Warrick ... Sally

Bobby Driscoll ... Johnny
James Baskett ... Uncle Remus / Br'er Fox - voice
Luana Patten ... Ginny
Lucile Watson ... Grandmother

Hattie McDaniel ... Aunt Tempy
Erik Rolf ... John (as Eric Rolf)
Glenn Leedy ... Toby
Mary Field ... Mrs. Favers
Anita Brown ... Maid
Georgie Nokes ... Jake Favers (as George Nokes)
Gene Holland ... Joe Favers
Nick Stewart ... Br'er Bear (voice) (as Nicodemus Stewart)
Johnny Lee ... Br'er Rabbit (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
The DeCastro Sisters ... Bird Voices (uncredited)
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Directed by
Harve Foster (photoplay director)
Wilfred Jackson (cartoon director)
 
Writing credits
Joel Chandler Harris (book "Tales of Uncle Remus")

Dalton S. Reymond (story) (as Dalton Reymond)

Bill Peet (cartoon story) &
Ralph Wright (cartoon story) &
Vernon Stallings (cartoon story) (as George Stallings)

Dalton S. Reymond (writer) (as Dalton Reymond) &
Morton Grant (writer) &
Maurice Rapf (writer)

Produced by
Walt Disney .... producer
Perce Pearce .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
Daniele Amfitheatrof 
 
Cinematography by
Gregg Toland 
 
Film Editing by
William Morgan  (as William M. Morgan)
 
Art Direction by
Perry Ferguson 
 
Set Decoration by
Irving W. Sindler (uncredited)
 
Costume Design by
Mary Wills 
 
Production Management
Frederic Leahy .... production manager (uncredited)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William McGarry .... assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Elmer Plummer .... art treatment
 
Sound Department
Fred Lau .... sound recordist
C.O. Slyfield .... sound director
Harold J. Steck .... sound recordist (as Harold Steck)
 
Visual Effects by
Brad Case .... effects animator
Blaine Gibson .... effects animator
Ub Iwerks .... special processes
Joshua Meador .... effects animator
George Rowley .... effects animator
 
Animation Department
Hal Ambro .... animator
Ken Anderson .... cartoon art director (as Kenneth Anderson)
Philip Barber .... cartoon art director
Mary Blair .... background and color stylist
Jack Campbell .... animator
Les Clark .... directing animator
Claude Coats .... background and color stylist
Al Coe .... animator
Marc Davis .... directing animator
Al Dempster .... background artist
Harold Doughty .... cartoon art director
Hugh Hennesy .... cartoon art director
Ray Huffine .... background artist
Ralph Hulett .... background artist
Ollie Johnston .... directing animator
Milt Kahl .... directing animator
Hal King .... animator
Rudy Larriva .... animator
Eric Larson .... directing animator
John Lounsbery .... directing animator
Don Lusk .... animator
Brice Mack .... background artist
Tom Massey .... animator
Murray McClellan .... animator
Cliff Nordberg .... animator
Ken O'Brien .... animator
Charles Philippi .... cartoon art director
Ed Starr .... background artist (as Edgar Starr)
Harvey Toombs .... animator
Paul Murry .... animator (uncredited)
Bill Peet .... animation planner (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Ken Darby .... vocal supervisor
Edward H. Plumb .... orchestrator (as Edward Plumb)
Paul J. Smith .... composer: cartoon score
Charles Wolcott .... musical director
Charles Wolcott .... composer: additional music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Natalie Kalmus .... technicolor color director
Mitchell Kovaleski .... associate technicolor color director
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:

Uncle Remus (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Portugal:M/4 | South Korea:All | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | UK:U | USA:G (1971)

Filming Locations:

Phoenix, Arizona, USA more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

All but five minutes of this film contains music. more

Goofs:

Continuity: Before Uncle Remus tells the story about the Laughing Place, the mud on Ginny's dress disappears and reappears between shots. more

Quotes:

[first lines]
Uncle Remus: There's other ways o' learnin' 'bout the behind feet of a mule than gettin' kicked by 'em, sure as I'm named Remus. And just 'cause these here tales is 'bout critters like Br'er Rabbit an' Br'er Fox, that don't mean they ain't the same like can happen to folks! So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned for listenin'.
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Movie Connections:

Featured in One Hour in Wonderland (1950) (TV) more

Soundtrack:

Everybody's Got a Laughing Place more


FAQ

Chicago Opening Happened When?
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56 out of 61 people found the following comment useful.
A very effective blend of live-action and animation that is sadly unavailable in the US., 5 March 2001
9/10

I saw this on one of it's re-releases when I was very young and it has stayed with me. It is one of Disney's best efforts and I'd love to see it again. Unfortunately, Disney is loathe to offend anyone and it therefore seems that this film will be consigned to the vaults because Disney is unwilling to risk any heat. It's too bad, because the film teachs tolerance among other lessons. Recommended, if you can see it at all.

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