Song of the South

Song of the South

Walt Disney, 1946, Color, 94 minutes

Released November, 1946



At his grandmother's (Lucile Watson) plantation, Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) meets Ginny Favers (Luana Patten) and Unle Remus (James Baskett). Remus guides the two children through several of the classic Uncle Remus tales, presented in animation ("Running Away," "The Laughing Place" and "The Tar Baby"). Great film with some good music, including "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah," which earned an Oscar for Best Song.



Can you believe it? Modern-day "political correctness" fascism has prevented Disney from releasing this wonderful film on DVD.
Producer: Walt Disney

Associate Producer: Perce Pearce

Director: Harve Foster (live action) and Wilfred Jackson (animated)

Screenplay: Dalton Reymond, Morton Grant, Maurice Rapf, William Peet, Ralph Wright and George Stallings

(based on the novel Tales of Uncle Remus by Joel Harris Chandler)

Music Director: Charles Wolcott

Music: various

Art Direction: Kenneth Anderson, Philip Barber, Harold Doughty, Perry Ferguson, Hugh Hennesy, Charles Philippi

Set Decoration: Irving W. Sindler

Costume Design: Mary Wills

Sound: C. O. Slyfield, Fred Lau, Harold Steck

Animation Direction: Marc Davis, Ollie Johnston, Milt Kahl, Eric Larson, John Lounsbery

Special Effects: Ub Iwerks

Cinematography: Gregg Toland

Film Editing: William M. Morgan



Awards: Best Song Academy Award ("Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah") and Academy Award nomination for Best Score - Musical (Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith and Charles Wolcott)



Cast: Ruth Warrick [Sally], Bobby Driscoll [Johnny], James Baskett [Uncle Remus], Luana Patten [Ginny Favers], Lucile Watson [Grandmother], Hattie McDaniel [Aunt Tempy], Glenn Leedy [Toby], Nicodemus Stewart [Voice of Br'er Bear], Johnny Lee [Voice of Br'er Rabbit], George Nokes, Gene Holland [The Favers Boys], Erik Rolf [John], Mary Field [Mrs. Favers], Anita Brown [Maid], The DeCastro Sisters [Bird Voices], Hall Johnson Choir [vocals]



Musical Program: Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah (sung by James Baskett); Everybody's Got a Laughing Place (sung by Johnny Lee and Nick Stewart); How Do You Do? (sung by Johnny Lee and James Baskett); Sooner or Later (sung by Hattie McDaniel); Who Wants to Live Like That? (sung by James Baskett); Let the Rain Pour Down (sung by the Hall Johnson Choir offscreen); Song of the South (sung by Studio Chorus offscreen); Uncle Remus Said (sung by the Hall Johnson Choir); All I Want (sung by the Hall Johnson Choir)