Disneys wackere Helden (1947)

Disneys wackere Helden: Directed by Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske, William Morgan, Bill Roberts. With Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Anita Gordon. Jiminy Cricket hosts two Disney animated shorts: “Bongo,” about a circus bear escaping to the wild, and “Mickey and the Beanstalk,” a take on the famous fairy tale.

“Fun Disney picture with two stories. The first is Bongo, a cute story about a little bear falling in love and having to fight a bigger bear for his lady. Flimsy story but it moves along quickly enough. Itu0026#39;s over a half-hour long but I didnu0026#39;t even really think about how long it was until after it was over so I certainly canu0026#39;t complain about the pacing. This story was narrated by Dinah Shore, who also sings. Lovely voice. Modern viewers, particularly those with a dark sense of humor, might see a domestic violence message in this one. Bongo was something of a u0026#39;gangsta.u0026#39; u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe second story is the Mickey Mouse version of Jack and the Beanstalk. I know I saw this one many times as a kid but, for the life of me, I donu0026#39;t remember seeing Bongo before today. So perhaps this was released on a VHS collection or something back in the day, separate from this film. This one is narrated by ventriloquist Edgar Bergen, who also appears in a live action segment doing his puppet routine in what appears to be a private birthday party for a little girl who I hoped was his daughter but turns out it was Disney child star Luana Patten. A little creepy but different times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eJiminy Cricket also appears in the beginning and in a linking segment from the first story to the second. As always with classic Disney, the animation is excellent, with beautiful drawings and rich colors. Love the music, as well. This is far from my favorite Disney movie, even limited to the compilation ones. But I do enjoy it a lot and I canu0026#39;t imagine most Disney fans not liking it.”