Fun and Fancy Free

Name: Fun and Fancy Free
Genre: Animation, Family, Fantasy, Comedy, Adventure
Released: 1947-09-27
Duration: 1 h 13 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten, Walt Disney, Anita Gordon

1947·Movie·G·73 min·★ 6.3(530)

Animation Family Fantasy Comedy Adventure More English titles

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.

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About Fun and Fancy Free

Fun and Fancy Free is a 1947 English-language animation, family and fantasy film directed by Hamilton Luske and Jack Kinney. The cast is led by Edgar Bergen, Dinah Shore, Luana Patten. It has a runtime of 1h 13m. Viewers rate it 6.3/10 across 500 ratings. In United States, it is currently streaming on Disney Plus.

Fun and Fancy Free was produced by Walt Disney Productions and made in United States of America. It was released on September 27, 1947, and carries a G certification.

Director: Hamilton Luske, Jack Kinney
Writers: Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves, Eldon Dedini
Release date: September 27, 1947
Original language: English
Age rating: G
Status: Released
Country: United States of America
Production: Walt Disney Productions

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Fun and Fancy Free cast & crew

Fun and Fancy Free was directed by Hamilton Luske and Jack Kinney and written by Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves, and Eldon Dedini.

The cast features Edgar Bergen as Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd, Dinah Shore as Narrator (voice), Luana Patten as Herself, Walt Disney as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited), Anita Gordon as Singing Harp (voice), and Cliff Edwards as Jiminy Cricket (voice).

Behind the camera, the score was composed by Eliot Daniel, cinematography is by Charles P. Boyle, and it was produced by Walt Disney.

Is Fun and Fancy Free worth watching?

Fun and Fancy Free holds an audience score of 6.3/10 from 530 ratings, a solidly received animation films.

At 1h 13m, it's an easy, time-light watch.

If you enjoy animation, family, and fantasy, Fun and Fancy Free is worth a place on your watchlist.

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