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.
Released: 1947
Language: English
Style: 2D animation
Featuring Live-Action Actors:
| Edgar Bergen | ... Himself, Charlie McCarthy (voice), Mortimer Snerd (voice) |
| Luana Patten | ... Herself |
| Dinah Shore | ... Herself |
Based on: A short story appearing in the Reader's Digest (Bongo) and Jack and the Beanstalk.
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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