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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom(1953)

NR11/10/1953 (US)Animation10m
66%

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A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

Overview

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.

Ward Kimball

Director

Movie Cast

Bill Thompson photo

Bill Thompson

Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain

Loulie Jean Norman photo

Loulie Jean Norman

Penelope Pinfeather

Gloria Wood photo

Gloria Wood

Susy Sparrow

Thurl Ravenscroft photo

Thurl Ravenscroft

The Mellomen

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyWalt Disney Productions

Original LanguageEnglish

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