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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

Genre : Animation

Runtime : 10M

Director : Ward Kimball, Charles A. Nichols

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Loulie Jean Norman
Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather
Gloria Wood
Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen

Crews

Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Producer
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
Director
Dick Huemer
Dick Huemer
Story
Ward Kimball
Ward Kimball
Animation
Julius Svendsen
Julius Svendsen
Animation
Marc Davis
Marc Davis
Animation
Henry Tanous
Henry Tanous
Animation
Art Stevens
Art Stevens
Animation
Xavier Atencio
Xavier Atencio
Animation
Joseph Dubin
Joseph Dubin
Original Music Composer
Kendall O'Connor
Kendall O'Connor
Art Direction
Eyvind Earle
Eyvind Earle
Color Designer
Tom Oreb
Tom Oreb
Characters
Charles A. Nichols
Charles A. Nichols
Director

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