Melody 70 years old

The Screen´s First Animated Cartoon in 3-Dimension

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Credits

Melody Cast

Name	Character
Bill Thompson He was 39, 58 years old when he died	as Professor Owl
Harry Stanton He was 51, 76 years old when he died	as Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship

Melody Crew

Name	Department
Julius Svendsen as Animation. He was 34 (52) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Dick Huemer as Story. He was 55 (81) years old when He died	Writing
Joseph Dubin as Original Music Composer. He was 52 (60) years old when He died	Sound
Charles A. Nichols as Director. He was 42 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Ward Kimball as Director. He was 39 (88) years old when He died	Directing
Ward Kimball as Animation. He was 39 (88) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Paul Webster as Songs. He was 0 (now 71) years old	Sound
Harvey Toombs as Animation. He was 44 (59) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Hal Ambro as Animation. He was 39 (76) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Marc Davis as Animation. He was 40 (86) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Eyvind Earle as Color Designer. He was 37 (84) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Marvin Woodward as Animation. He was 47 (65) years old when He died	Visual Effects
Sonny Burke as Songs. He was 39 (66) years old when He died	Sound
Kendell O'Connor as Art Direction.	Art
Victor Haboush as Art Direction. He was 29 (85) years old when He died	Art