George Bruns

Nacimiento : 1914-07-03, Sandy - Oregon - USA

Muerte : 1983-05-23

Historia

In the 1930s he worked as a musician with various groups in the Portland, Oregon area. In 1946 he was appointed musical director at radio station KEX in Portland, Oregon, and also was the bandleader for the Rose Bowl room of the Multnomah Hotel. From 1947 to 1949 he performed and recorded on trombone with Portland's Castle Jazz Band, led by banjoist Monte Ballou. In the late 1940s he moved to Los Angeles, where he did studio work, and performed and recorded with trombonist Turk Murphy's Jazz Band. In 1953 he was hired by Walt Disney as an arranger, eventually becoming Disney's musical director, a position he held until his retirement in 1976. Despite his retirement he continued to work on Disney projects. Among his work is the song "Yo Ho (A Pirate's Life for Me)" (which he co-wrote with Xavier Atencio), used in the Disney theme park attraction Pirates of the Caribbean and the movies based on that ride. He also co-wrote "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" with Tom W. Blackburn, as well as the song "Love" for the Disney animated film Robin Hood. During the mid-1950s, he adapted the music from Tchaikovsky's Sleeping Beauty ballet for use as background score in the 1959 Disney film version. He also composed the score for The Jungle Book, and provided Herbie the Love Bug with his sprightly theme song, featured prominently throughout the series. During his tenure with Disney Studios, Bruns continued to play dixieland jazz, leading his Wonderland Jazz Band on two recording sessions, and playing and recording occasionally with the Disney "house" band, the Firehouse Five Plus Two. Bruns retired from Disney in 1976 and moved back to Sandy, Oregon.He taught part-time at Lewis & Clark College and continued to play and compose music, including recording at least one locally distributed album of jazz.-Wikipedia

Películas

Michelle Kwan Skates to Disney's Greatest Hits
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Michelle Kwan and friends skate to songs from Disney movies. Viewers voted on the internet for which songs would be used in this special. The top ten songs were from: Aladdin (1992), _Aristocats, The (1970)_, Hercules (1997), _Hocus Pocus(1993)_, _Jungle Book, The (1967)_, _Lion King, The (1994)_, _Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The (1998) (V)_, and _Little Mermaid, The (1989)_. Footage of Michelle skating to "Reflections" was also reused from the Mulan (1998) special: Reflections on Ice: Michelle Kwan Skates to the Music of Disney's 'Mulan' (1998).
Man, Monsters & Mysteries
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Man, Monsters and Mysteries is a 1974 Disney educational animated featurette. It explains about man's intriguing questions about monsters, mysteries and even the enigmatic Loch Ness monster.
Herbie, un volante loco
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Un promotor inmobiliario ha comprado varios bloques en el el centro de la ciudad para construir una alameda gigantesca. El único obstáculo lo representa una anciana viuda que no está dispuesta a vender su vivienda. El promotor recurre entonces a toda clase de argucias para conseguirlo. Pero la viuda cuenta con la ayuda de Herbie, el Volkswagen fantástico.
Robin Hood
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La popular leyenda de Robin Hood es revivida mágicamente por Disney. La diversión y el romance aparecen por doquier cuando Robin Hood, el héroe espadachín del Bosque de Sherwood, se desliza de aventura en aventura con su valiente ayudante, Little John, y su desternillante banda. Su objetivo es vencer al malvado príncipe y su ayuda de cámara, Hiss, que tienen atemorizado al pueblo a base de injustos impuestos.
VD Attack Plan
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Short animation dealing with the doubts young people have about venereal diseases.
I'm No Fool with Electricity
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Jiminy Cricket explains the basics of safety around electricity, including lightning.
Michael O'Hara the Fourth
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The name Michael O'Hara has become synonymous with law enforcement. There have been three generations of Michael O'Haras and all have been exemplary policemen. When Michael O'Hara III's child was born he was told that they would not be able to have any more children, and there has always been a Michael O'Hara, so he named his child Michael O'Hara IV despite the fact that she is a girl. Now Mike has a tendency to get involved with police matters and not always with good results, which annoys her father. And despite being told repeatedly to stay out of it, she continues her amateurish detective activities.
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
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Three kids think they see a sea monster in the calm waters of Strawberry Cove, and set out to find what's behind the mystery.
Los aristogatos
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1910. En París una anciana millonaria y excéntrica lleva una vida feliz con sus gatos en su enorme mansión, con la única ayuda de su fiel mayordomo Edgar. Allí, Duquesa vive despreocupadamente con sus tres traviesos cachorros, sin saber que Edgar planea acabar con todos los gatos para convertirse en el único heredero de la enorme fortuna de la anciana Madame Bonfamille. Con este propósito, los abandona en un lugar remoto, pero quiere la suerte que se encuentren con Thomas O’Malley, un atractivo gato vagabundo y mundano. Desde el principio, O’Malley, atraído por la elegancia de Duquesa, se propone ayudarla a regresar a casa de Madame Bonfamille, aunque para ello tenga que enfrentarse con todos los peligros de la gran ciudad. Afortunadamente, contarán también con la ayuda de Scat Cat y sus gatos swing, que añaden un toque de ritmo y diversión a la vida de Duquesa y de los cachorros.
The Wacky Zoo of Morgan City
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Based on Charles Goodrum’s book, "I’ll Trade You an Elk." The mayor wants to close down the run-down city zoo and use the site for a museum, but an accountant and his children fight to save it.
Dad... Can I Borrow the Car?
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A live-action short, using many avant-garde film techniques, that looks at American car culture in the late 1960s. The main section deals with the many trials and obstacles a teenager must face on the path to being able to drive. Surviving the driver's education class is only the first step, as the teenager must then pass his driving test, and then finally get permission to borrow the family car.
New Girl
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One of the educational short films in the "What Should I Do?"-series made by Walt Disney Productions.
It's Tough to Be a Bird
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Part cartoon and part documentary, this film offers a humorous look at birds and the ways people perceive them.
Physical Fitness and Good Health
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Exercise, rest and proper diet are essential for physical fitness. Diagrams show the structure and function of muscles and the importance of exercise to tone muscles, nerves and organs. With rest, muscles are cleansed of wastes and refueled. Food, our only energy source, provides fuel for the body mechanism. If the physical side of the Health Triangle is weak, the other two sides can be adversely affected.
The Social Side of Health
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The narrator tells of the three sides of health represented by a triangle with the physical side at the bottom, the mental side on the left, and the social side-the subject of this film-on the right.
Ahí va ese bólido
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Herbie es un Volkswagen escarabajo blanco con voluntad y pensamientos propios en esta aventura de la Disney que relata la relación del coche con sus diversos pilotos y conductores. Douglas (Dean Jones) es un piloto de carreras que, tras comenzar con poco interés por Herbie, cree que su repentina victoria se debe a su habilidad y no a la de nuestro protagonista. Finalmente se dará cuenta del valor del coche cuando un tramposo rival trame un complot para robarle a Herbie.
El caballo del traje gris
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Fred Bolton tiene que resolver dos problemas. Primero, su jefe le ha dado instrucciones para que diseñe una campaña para promocionar un producto nuevo, la píldora estomacal Aspercel... para mañana. El segundo problema es su hija, Helen, que está loca por los caballos, toma clases de equitación, ha tenido cierto éxito en algunas competiciones y su mayor deseo es tener su propio caballo, cosa que su padre no se puede permitir. A Fred se le ocurre una idea muy simple para matar dos pájaros de un tiro: su hija montará un caballo de nombre Aspercel, para promocionar el producto, eso la hará feliz, pero para que la promoción funcione, Aspercel deberá ganar algunos premios.
Daring Game
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Survival Devices, Inc are an organisation that employ a team of adventurers known as "the Flying Fish" who are adept in sky diving, scuba diving and martial arts. They are engaged to rescue a captured scientist imprisoned on a Caribbean island by a dictator. The team parachutes off the coast of the island in a HALO jump and establishes an inflatable underwater basecamp in an "Instant Underwater Habitat" or "Igloo".
Pablo and the Dancing Chihuahua
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A recently orphaned boy living in Mexico has one item that would link him to family, an old letter from an uncle with an address in Tucson, AZ. He sets out across the desert and, while temporarily detained at the border, is unwillingly teamed with a runaway chihuahua who follows him as he illegally crosses the border into the United States. The two form a tight bond as they survive the journey fraught with danger.
El libro de la selva
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Tras la muerte de sus padres, Mowgli, un niño de apenas dos años, queda abandonado en la selva y es recogido por una manada de lobos. En el seno de la manada, Mowgli es criado como un lobo más hasta que crece y empieza a desenvolverse por sí mismo en la selva.
Mosby's Marauders
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Willie, a young Confederate soldier, joins forces with the bold and boisterous Lt. John Singleton Mosby and his notorious band of Civil War raiders. Befriended by a Yankee and aided by his beautiful cousin Oralee, Willie learns the power of love and war as he attempts dangerous scouting missions across the Virginia countryside. Infiltrating a Union brigade and capturing an enemy General are just two of the challenges Willie courageously faces in the early days of the War Between the States.
Al loro con el oro
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Tras la muerte de Alonso J. Flagg, sus dos nietos Arabella y Jack, acostumbrados a llevar en Boston una vida acomodada, quedan en la más absoluta ruina, de modo que tendrán que abrirse camino como sea. Jack, de doce años, un apasionado de los libros de aventuras sobre buscadores de oro, viaja como polizón en un barco con destino a San Francisco, con la esperanza de hacerse rico buscando oro en California. Mientras tanto, su hermana Arabella confía a su fiel mayordomo Bullwhip Griffin la tarea de encontrarlo y traerlo de nuevo a casa.
Al loro con el oro
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Tras la muerte de Alonso J. Flagg, sus dos nietos Arabella y Jack, acostumbrados a llevar en Boston una vida acomodada, quedan en la más absoluta ruina, de modo que tendrán que abrirse camino como sea. Jack, de doce años, un apasionado de los libros de aventuras sobre buscadores de oro, viaja como polizón en un barco con destino a San Francisco, con la esperanza de hacerse rico buscando oro en California. Mientras tanto, su hermana Arabella confía a su fiel mayordomo Bullwhip Griffin la tarea de encontrarlo y traerlo de nuevo a casa.
Veinte docenas de hijos
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Un músico de jazz acepta trabajar en el almacén del pequeño pueblo en el que se instala. Cuando comprueba que nadie se ocupa de la educación de los niños, decide formar un grupo de boy scouts. Su idea, al principio, es recibida con mucho recelo, pero poco a poco consigue que los muchachos se entusiasmen con el proyecto.
Los perros de mi mujer
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Fran y su esposo, Mark, tienen una perra salchicha que ha ganado algún premio de belleza y está a punto de traer al mundo sus primeros cachorros. Varias multas de tráfico despues, la familia cuenta con tres preciosas crías. Pero Mark se ha encaprichado de otro recién nacido, un gran danés, último de una numerosa camada, que no puede ser alimentado por su madre. Y a costa de largas discusiones logra traerlo a casa
Goofy's Freeway Troubles
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After a brief review of the problems described in Freewayphobia #1 (1965), we see a new range of problems. These include: abrupt breakdowns due to poor maintenance; unsecured loads; running out of gas. We learn how to handle breakdowns properly. We also learn about situations that can affect the driver, like fatigue, alcohol, turnpike trance, and the weather.
Freewayphobia
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Goofy demonstrates how not to drive on the freeway: first, the overly timid driver, then the overly aggressive driver, and finally the inattentive driver, shaving or eating. Some of the advice is a bit dated: following distances are still in car lengths instead of time, and of course cell phones aren't mentioned directly.
Disneyland 10th Anniversary
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Walt Disney introduces Julie Reems,Miss Disneyland Tencennial,who is to travel as Disneyland's official ambassador,and he shows Julie the imagineering department at Disneyland,and shows her the initial project of the IT'S A SMALL WORLD building that will be built,and the new restaurant that will be built. Then he shows her the haunted mansion that will be built,and miniatures of the Pirates of the Carribean ride that will be built.Next,Tinkerbell uses her "magic" to take viewers to Disneyland for the big 10 year celebration with Mickey and the gang.
Merlín el encantador
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Encantador relato de dibujos animados para los más pequeños sobre la leyenda del rey Arturo (aquí siendo todavía joven), el mago Merlín y la espada Excalibur. Aventuras mil, magia y fantasía para otro gran éxito de la Disney.
El sabio en apuros
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El invento del flubber no ha proporcionado al profesor Ned Brainard las riquezas que pensaba. El Pentágono ha declarado el invento top secret y el IRS acosa al profesor con enormes impuestos por el descubrimiento. Además, su mujer Betty está celosa por las atenciones que recibe Brainard de una antigua novia de universidad. Mientras tanto, el científico está creando el flubbergas, que entre otras cosas puede cambiar la atmósfera o hacer ganar partidos de fútbol...
Beetle's High Horps
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Beatle, Zero and Sergeant Snorkle are assigned to deliver a statue of a famous Civil War general astride his horse for Camp Swamp's courtyard. After picking up the piece from the sculptor, the boys manage to break it. Fearful of the consequences, Sergeant Snorkle disguises himself as the long-dead General while Beetle and Zero masquerade as the horse. As usual, the deception is soon discovered. Meanwhile, To bring Camp Swampy to the attention of The Pentagon, Gen. Halftrack decides to put a man on the moon. And Beetle Bailey is chosen to volunteer.
Los piratas de la bahía
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En la costa oriental de los Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo pasado, el joven Jonathan Feather descubre que una banda de ex-piratas está llevando barcos al naufragio por medio de falsos faros situados en costas rocosas. Aún a riesgo de su vida, Jonathan ayuda a Don Hallett, hijo del armador, a capturar a la banda y a su malvado jefe.
Los piratas de la bahía
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En la costa oriental de los Estados Unidos a mediados del siglo pasado, el joven Jonathan Feather descubre que una banda de ex-piratas está llevando barcos al naufragio por medio de falsos faros situados en costas rocosas. Aún a riesgo de su vida, Jonathan ayuda a Don Hallett, hijo del armador, a capturar a la banda y a su malvado jefe.
Back Stage Party
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Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
Back Stage Party
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Party, enterianment, and Behind the scenes
El bosque sin retorno
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Cuando Tom y Mary van a casarse, se entromete el villano Barnaby, que sabe que Mary heredará una gran fortuna y secuestra a Tom para poder casarse con ella. Tom reaparece a tiempo para impedirlo y libera a Mary. Huyendo de Barnaby entran en "El Bosque sin Retorno" del País de los Juguetes. Allí descubren un aparato capaz de empequeñecerlo todo, incluyendo a los hombres. Usando este invento, el malvado Barmany convierte a Tom en un ser diminuto, pero.......
Un sabio en las nubes
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El científico Ned Brainard (Fred MacMurray) es tan conocido por su capacidad inventiva como por sus mayúsculos despistes, que le han llevado a anular dos celebraciones de boda por incomparecencia. Sin embargo, Ned no pierde el tiempo y ha logrado elaborar una sustancia antigravedad llamada flubber, que sirve de combustible para los automóviles. Con este preparado, los coches pueden transitar por el espacio aéreo. Al conocer la noticia del descubrimiento, uno de sus alumnos, Alonzo Hawk, no duda en sustraer el coche con el que el profesor ha hecho el experimento
La saga de Windwagon Smith
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Sea Captain Windwagon Smith hits Westport, Kansas, the starting point of the old Oregon and Santa Fe Trails, and is quickly the laughing stock of the town; instead of traveling in the usual oxen-drawn covered wagon, he is at the helm and wheel of a Contestoga-type wagon with a full set of sails. He plans to go to Oregon by taking advantage of the prairie winds. First, he wins over the town mayor, falls in love with the mayor's beautiful daughter, Molly Crum, and then secures financial backing from the townspeople. He sets sail across the plains, with Molly Crum as a covered-wagon stowaway, and a Kansas twister looming on the horizon. And, then, the wind hits the sails. And the fan, too, if he had had one.
101 dálmatas
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Pongo y Perdita, los dalmatas protagonistas, son una feliz pareja canina que vive rodeada de sus cachorros junto a sus amos, Roger y Anita. Pero la felicidad no es eterna y hay una malvada mujer, que vive en una gran mansion, que es la mayor enemiga del perro.Cuando se entera de que los protagonistas tienen nada menos que quince cachorros dalmatas, su sueño de obtener un exclusivo abrigo de piel de los pequeños perros, se convierte en una obsesion. Para conseguirlo contrata a dos ladrones y pone en marcha un malvado plan con el unico fin de secuestrar a los dalmatas.
Goliath II
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Goliath II is a 6-inch-tall elephant (son of the huge Goliath). He's a big disappointment to his father, but mom is proud of Goliath II anyway. Goliath II is constantly getting into trouble because he's so small. In particular, the tiger Raja looks for every opportunity to try a bite-size taste of elephant. After one incident where he ran away and his mother scolded him, he runs away. After he's rescued, the rest of the elephants are terrified of a mouse, but Goliath II stands his ground.
Noah's Ark
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The Biblical story of Noah's ark full of animals gets the Disney treatment in this animated short.
Disneyland '59
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Walt Disney and Art Linkletter co-host a live celebration of Disneyland's 1959 expansion that consisted of the debuts of Matterhorn Bobsleds, the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail, and the Submarine Voyage, a project so massive that it was called "The Second Opening of Disneyland". Highlights include a mammoth, star-studded parade and the official launching of the Disneyland submarines by U.S. Navy officers. Among the guests are then-Vice-President Richard Nixon and family, Clint Eastwood, and Meredith Willson, who leads the Disneyland band in his own "76 Trombones." Sponsored by Kodak, the commercial spokespersons include Ozzie and Harriet Nelson.
La bella durmiente
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Había una vez dos reyes que esperaban con alegría el nacimiento de su primera hija, a la que llamarían Aurora. Para celebrarlo, organizaron una fiesta a la que invitaron a todos los habitantes del reino. Pero olvidaron invitar a la malvada bruja Maléfica que, enfurecida, lanzó un terrible hechizo sobre la princesa: el día de su décimosexto cumpleaños, se pincharía con el uso de una rueca y moriría. Pero sus tres divertidas hadas madrinas descubren una forma de romper el maleficio: no morirá, permanecerá dormida hasta que un valiente príncipe la bese...
Paul Bunyan
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A retelling of the classic Canadian / American tall tale of the enormous lumberjack and his loyal companion, an equally huge blue ox.
The Truth About Mother Goose
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We learn the true stories behind various nursery rhymes. Little Jack Horner: a servant to a city official was delivering a present to King Henry VIII, baked, as was the custom of the time, in a pie. The present was the deed to a valuable estate, which Horner stole. Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: Mary Stuart brought "quite contrary" French style to the Scottish court. After a series of disastrous romances, she was jailed; the jailer's son, captivated by her, helped her escape. After a brief but disastrous attempted coup, she fled to England, where her sister, Queen Elizabeth, soon grew jealous and had her imprisoned. London Bridge: The bridge, finished in 1209, was soon lined by shops with luxury apartments upstairs, turning into a popular commercial and cultural zone. The Great Fire that broke out in 1666 spread to the bridge, but the houses were rebuilt. Over the ages, things decayed. In 1823, things finally got bad enough that the bridge was demolished and replaced.
Un vaquero necesita un caballo
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Un niño sueña con convertirse en un vaquero.
In the Bag
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The tourists have left behind lots of trash. Ranger Woodlore enlists his bears to clean up by turning the task into a game (and a dance), but when he takes to his hammock, they see through his ruse. Plan B: bribery no food until cleanup complete. But all the other bears put their trash in to Humphrey's section, so he resorts to a number of unsuccessful ruses to dispose of it
Jack and Old Mac
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Two stylized nursery rhymes are shown. First is "The House That Jack Built" as told with a variety of characters composed of letters that spell out their names (Example: the cow is made up of an intertwined C, O, and W). Next is "Old MacDonald Had a Band" (no, not farm) in which Old MacDonald and his band give way with a hot jazz number (even his animals play instruments). The piece comes to an end when Old MacDonald's wife is tired of doing all the housework and gives him a swift whack on his head with her rolling pin.
Man and the Moon
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The moon is the subject here. Man's fascination with the moon (via animation) is presented, as is the moon's usage in popular culture (from Shakespeare to nursery rhymes to popular songs). Also, superstitions and suppositions associated with the moon is presented. Then scientific research on the moon is shown, followed by plans for (and then a simulation of) an actual trip around the moon.
Davy Crockett, rey de la frontera
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Leyendas (y mitos) de la vida del famoso hombre de la frontera estadounidense Davey Crockett se representan en esta película de largometraje editada a partir de episodios de televisión. Crockett y su amigo George Russell pelean en la Guerra de los Indios Creek. Luego Crockett es elegido para el Congreso y lleva sus rudos caminos a la Cámara de Representantes. Finalmente, Crockett y Russell viajan a Texas y la última parada en El Álamo.
El hombre en el espacio
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Con una combinación de material documental y animación se ilustran la ciencia y la historia de los cohetes, y los efectos de los viajes espaciales en el hombre. Es el capítulo 20 de la primera temporada de Disneylandia. El mágico mundo del color (1954–1991)
Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter
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Davy Crockett seeks a truce with his Indian foes.
The Donald Duck Story
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Walt Disney takes a look at the story of the creation of Donald Duck and his later career.
The Disneyland Story
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Walt Disney presents a preview for both his upcoming park called Disneyland and several episodes of the show to come. Then the show focuses primarily on the career of Mickey Mouse.
Ballet-Oop
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Dance teacher Miss Placement is dismayed to learn that the head of the School of Ballet where she teaches has entered her beginners class in a contest just three weeks away. But she manages to get them ready and they are a huge success. The school owner is so pleased that he enters all of the school's 1400 students in a contest where they have to learn "Swan Lake" in just two weeks.
Christopher Crumpet
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Through drawings, an illustrator tells his dog the story of a boy named Christopher Crumpet. Christopher can at will change himself from a little boy into a chicken. He threatens to do so if his father, Marvin, won't buy him a rocket ship.
Little Boy with a Big Horn
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Ollie loves to play the tuba but his playing upsets all the people in town. He goes to the country and disrupts the milking habits of the cows. He finally takes a boat and practices at sea in order not to disturb anyone. His tuba-playing saves a ship from going on the rocks and he becomes a town hero.
Operation Undersea
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Walt Disney cuenta la historia de la exploración del mar.