Release Date December 19, 1962

Running Time 19:45

Synopsis

Ludwig Von Drake lectures on the state of popular music punctuated by a number of stop-motion musical numbers.

Characters

Ludwig Von Drake

Credits

Story and Styling : Xavier ("X") Atencio

Stop Motion : Bill Justice

Animation

Eric Larson

Les Clark

Julius Svendsen

Cliff Nordberg

Art Stevens

Fred Hellmich

Ward Kimball

Layout and Background : Dale Barnhart

Title Scene : Ralph Hulett

Technical Assistants

Jim Love

Ed Sekac

Vocals

Paul Frees

Gloria Wood

Billy Storm

Skip Farrell

Words and Music : Richard M. and Robert B. Sherman

Arranged and Conducted by Camarata

Director : Bill Justice

Awards

Nominated for an Academy Award (Short Subjects - Cartoons)

DVD

United States

Disney Treasures : Disney Rarities: Celebrated Shorts, 1920s - 1960s

Technical Specifications

Color Type : Technicolor

Animation type : Combination standard and stop-motion animation

Sound mix : Mono

Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1

Negative format : 35mm

Print format : 35mm

Cinematographic process : Spherical

Original language : English

Comments

From Cara : This is a fantastic short! Ludwig Von Drake is extremely funny in presenting each musical section and the compositions are both catchy and extremely authentic to the era they are supposed to represent - The Sherman Brothers really are masters in their field. The stop-motion animation is also beautifully producted - a wonderful masterpiece.

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