Melody Time
A gentle patchwork of tunes and cartoons that drifts by like a storybook, pleasant and easy for all ages.
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Make Mine Music
A patchwork of bright, tuneful cartoon vignettes that drift by like a songbook, charming in bursts but never quite cohering.
About 1946 animated film
Genres fantasy, musical, children's
Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney, Joshua Meador, Robert Cormack
Written by Dick Huemer, T. Hee, Dick Kinney, Homer Brightman
Starring Tatiana Riabouchinska, David Lichine
Music Oliver Wallace, Ken Darby
Runtime 74 min
Country United States
Links Wikipedia · IMDb · Letterboxd · Wikidata
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