Fun & Fancy Free

Fun & Fancy Free

September 27, 1947 Theatrical Feature Films

Studio
Walt Disney Studios
Distributor
RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.

Synopsis

Two sections in this anthology film: "Bongo" and "Mickey and the Beanstalk", joined by various live-action scenes narrated and hosted by Jiminy Cricket.

Characters

Jiminy Cricket;
Bongo, Lulubelle, Lumpjaw ("Bongo");
Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Goofy, Willie the Giant, Singing Harp ("Mickey and the Beanstalk")
Live-Action Characters: Edgar Bergen, Luana Patten

Credits

Directing

Director
Jack Kinney, Hamilton Luske (as Hamilton S. Luske), Bill Roberts
Live-Action Director
William Morgan
Assistant Director
Joe Lefert

Producing

Producer
Walt Disney
Production Supervisor
Ben Sharpsteen

Voices

Voice
Cliff Edwards (Jiminy), Jim Macdonald (Lumpjaw) ("Bongo"), Jim Macdonald (Mickey Mouse), Walt Disney (Mickey Mouse), Clarence 'Ducky' Nash (Donald), Pinto Colvig (Goofy), Anita Gordon (Harp), Billy Gilbert (Willie the Giant) ("Mickey and the Beanstalk"), Dinah Shore (Narrator), The King's Men, The Dinning Sisters
Live-Action Cast
Edgar Bergen (Himself, Charlie McCarthy, Mortimer Snerd), Luana Patten (Herself), The Starlighters

Editing

Editor
Jack Bachom

Crew

Cinematography
Charles P. Boyle
Technicolor Color Director
Natalie Kalmus
Technicolor Color Associate
Morgan Padelford
Layouts
Donald Da Gradi, Al Zinnen, Ken O'Connor, Hugh Hennesy, John Hench, Glenn Scott
Backgrounds
Ed Starr, Claude Coats, Art Riley, Brice Mack, Ray Huffine, Ralph Hulett
Process Effects
Ub Iwerks
Sound Director
C.O. Slyfield
Sound Recording
Harold J. Steck, Robert Cook

Production notes

The song "I'm A Happy Go Lucky Guy"- performed by Cliff Edwards' Jiminy Cricket- was originally slated to be used in Pinocchio.

This was the 9th film in the official Disney list of animated films.

Pictures

Reviews

Fun and Fancy Free

PontiNovember 20, 2004

I saw it for the first time last night. it was GOOD. I LOVED THE SHORT Bongo the best of the 2 shorts.