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Fun and Fancy Free
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About 1947 American animated musical fantasy package film
Genres fantasy, musical, romantic comedy, children's, live-action/animated
Directed by Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts, William Morgan
Written by Sinclair Lewis, Ted Sears, Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves
Starring Edgar Bergen, Luana Patten
Music Ray Noble, Leigh Harline
Runtime 73 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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