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Fun and Fancy Free
Fun and Fancy Free © Disney

Jiminy Cricket and a live-action cast tell two tales…

The first concerns Bongo the bear, who escapes from his cruel circus owners into the wild. Unfortunately the young bear finds the outside world a scary place and starts to wonder over his decision. Until he sees the lovely Lulubelle and falls in love. However, having never learnt the etiquette of his kind, he feels utterly rejected when she slaps him, which to a bear, is a show of affection.

The narrative then tells of a once beautiful land, laid to ruin after the magic singing harp that kept it alive was stolen by a giant. Three poor, desolate farmers: Mickey, Goofy and Donald, are forced to sell their cow for ‘magic beans.’ After the night has passed, they find themselves at the top of a immense beanstalk, in the giant’s kingdom.

Created by: Disney
Released: 1947
Language: English
Country of Origin: USA
Style: 2D animation
Featuring the voices of:
Cliff Edwards ... Jiminy Cricket
Walt Disney ... Mickey Mouse
Clarence Nash ... Donald Duck
Pinto Colvig ... Goofy
Billy Gilbert ... Willie the Giant
Anita Gordon ... The Magic Harp
Featuring Live-Action Actors:
Edgar Bergen ... Himself, Charlie McCarthy (voice), Mortimer Snerd (voice)
Luana Patten ... Herself
Dinah Shore ... Herself
Directed by: Bill Roberts
Produced by: Walt Disney
Songs by: Ned Washington, Leigh Harline, Bennie Benjamin, Arthur Quenzer, William Walsh, Buddy Kaye, Ray Noble and Bobby Worth
Writing Credits: Ted Sears, Tom Oreb, Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves, Eldon Dedini and Lance Nolley
Based on: A short story appearing in the Reader's Digest (Bongo) and Jack and the Beanstalk.
Fun and Fancy Free © Disney
Of Interest:

This was the last time Walt Disney’s would provide the voice for Mickey in a feature length film. He would continue doing the voice for the television series “The Mickey Mouse Club” 1955 until his heavy smoking finally caught up with his voice.

The two shorts that comprise the majority of the film’s running time have both been released as separated entities from each other…

For the “Mickey and the Beanstalk” segment. One version was re-dubbed over by Disney’s popular edutainment character, Ludwig Von Drake (voiced by Paul Frees). In another version, the narration was done Sterling Holloway.

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