Melody 71 years old

The Screen´s First Animated Cartoon in 3-Dimension

Melody

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Credits

Melody Cast

Name Character
Bill Thompson He was 39, 58 years old when he died as Professor Owl
Harry Stanton He was 51, 76 years old when he died as Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship

Melody Crew

Name Department
Julius Svendsen as Animation. He was 34 (52) years old when He died Visual Effects
Dick Huemer as Story. He was 55 (81) years old when He died Writing
Joseph Dubin as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (60) years old when He died Sound
Charles A. Nichols as Director. He was 42 (81) years old when He died Directing
Ward Kimball as Director. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Directing
Ward Kimball as Animation. He was 39 (88) years old when He died Visual Effects
Paul Webster as Songs. He was 0 (now 72) years old Sound
Harvey Toombs as Animation. He was 44 (59) years old when He died Visual Effects
Hal Ambro as Animation. He was 39 (76) years old when He died Visual Effects
Marc Davis as Animation. He was 40 (86) years old when He died Visual Effects
Eyvind Earle as Color Designer. He was 37 (84) years old when He died Visual Effects
Marvin Woodward as Animation. He was 47 (65) years old when He died Visual Effects
Sonny Burke as Songs. He was 39 (66) years old when He died Sound
Kendell O'Connor as Art Direction. Art
Victor Haboush as Art Direction. He was 29 (85) years old when He died Art
Melody poster
Melody (71 years)

The Screen´s First Animated Cartoon in 3-Dimension

  • Release day: Thursday, May 28, 1953
  • Runtime: 10 minutes