Toot Whistle Plunk and Boom (1953)
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- Approved
- 10min
- Animation, Short
- 10 Nov 1953 (USA)
- Short
A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.
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Awards:
- Won 1 Oscar. Another 1 win.
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Cast
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The Mellowmen Quartet | ... |
Singing Group (uncredited) (voice)
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Loulie Jean Norman | ... |
Penelope Pinfeather (uncredited) (voice)
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Charlie Parlota | ... |
Chorus Singer (uncredited) (voice)
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| Bill Thompson | ... |
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain (uncredited) (voice)
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| Gloria Wood | ... |
Suzy Sparrow (uncredited) (voice)
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Directed by
| Ward Kimball | ||
| Charles Nichols | ... | (as C. August Nichols) |
Written by
| Dick Huemer | ... | (story) |
Produced by
| Walt Disney | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Joseph Dubin | ||
Art Direction by
| Kendall O'Connor | ... | (as A. Kendall O'Connor) |
| John L. Jensen | ... | (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Victor Haboush | ... | assistant art director |
Sound Department
| George Lowerre | ... | sound engineer (uncredited) |
Animation Department
| Xavier Atencio | ... | animator |
| Marc Davis | ... | animator |
| Eyvind Earle | ... | color stylist |
| Ward Kimball | ... | animator |
| Tom Oreb | ... | character stylist |
| Art Stevens | ... | animator |
| Julius Svendsen | ... | animator |
| Henry Tanous | ... | animator |
| Saul Bass | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
| Charlie Downs | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Joe Hale | ... | layout artist (uncredited) |
| Alan Maley | ... | color stylist (uncredited) |
| Buf Nerbovig | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
| Amby Paliwoda | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Barbara Palmer | ... | ink and paint (uncredited) |
| Carmen Sanderson | ... | painter (uncredited) |
| Al Stetter | ... | animator (uncredited) |
| Ruth Tompson | ... | scene planner (uncredited) |
| John Wilson | ... | character designer (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1953) (United States) (theatrical) (as Buena Vista Film Distribution Co., Inc.)
- Daiei (1955) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista Distribution Company (1963) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (Canada) (DVD)
- Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2000) (United States) (DVD)
- Buena Vista International (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (acknowledgement)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- RCA (sound system)
- Technicolor (color by)
Storyline
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In this short subject (which mostly represents a departure from Disney's traditional approach to animation), a stuffy owl teacher lectures his feathered flock on the origins of Western musical instruments. Starting with cavepeople, whose crude implements could only "toot, whistle, plunk and boom," the owl explains how these beginnings led to the development of the four basic types of Western musical instruments: brass, woodwinds, strings, and percussion.
Written by Eugene Kim |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | This was the first animated cartoon in CinemaScope. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Toot, Whistle, Plunk, and Boom (1959). See more » |
| Soundtracks | A Toot And A Whistle And A Plunk And A Boom See more » |
| Quotes |
Owl:
Today we're going to study about... Boy bird: [looking at a comic book] Ancient history? Susy Sparrow: Love and mystery? Penelope Pinfeather: [writing on the blackboard] Mathematics? Twin brothers: [balancing other students on their heads] Acrobatics? Students: Readin', spellin'... Bertie Birdbrain: Storytellin'? Owl: No, no, no! [bops Bertie on the head] Owl: The study of musical instruments is the subject for today. The Canary Sisters: [singing] The study of musical instruments is the subject for today! See more » |