Animation · United States of America · 1953 · 10m

Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom

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Director
Ward KimballCharles August Nichols
Cast
Bill Thompson as Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain Loulie Jean Norman as Penelope Pinfeather Gloria Wood as Susy Sparrow Thurl Ravenscroft as The Mellomen
Crew
Joseph Dubin — Original Music Composer Dick Huemer — Story Walt Disney — Producer
Tagline

A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

Synopsis

Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.

Mood & Themes
adventures in musicmusic historyshort film
Key Collaborators
Ward Kimball Director Charles August Nichols Director Joseph Dubin Original Music Composer Dick Huemer Story Walt Disney Producer
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