Saludos Amigos
A travelogue of South America, Saludos Amigos consists of four animated shorts connected by live action segments. Disney animators tour South America in live action sequences, sequeing into animated segments. Produced largely as a goodwill gesture to Latin America during World War II, it introduced the parrot Joe Carioca, who would go on to star with Donald and Panchito in 'The Three Caballeros'
two years later.
see also: The Three Caballeros
Featuring the voices of:
| Pinto Colvig | ... Goofy |
| Clarence Nash | ... Donald Duck |
| José Oliveira | ... Jose Carioca |
| Fred Shields | ... Narrator |
Featuring live-action actors:
| Lee Blair | ... Himself |
| Walt Disney | ... Himself |
| Mary Blair | ... Herself |
| Norman Ferguson | ... Himself |
Produced by: Walt Disney
Musical Score by: Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. Smith, Ary Barroso, Zequinha De Abreu, Aloysio De Oliveira, Ervin Drake and Charles Wolcott
Writing Credits: Ted Sears, William Cottrell, Joe Grant, Dick Huemer, Ralph Wright, Homer Brightman, Harry Reeves, Webb Smith and Roy Williams
Animated by: Wolfgang Reitherman, Hugh Fraser and Milt Kahl
Marks the end of the original fully animated Disney feature film period, which ended with 'Bambi', and would not return until the 1950's.
profile by: lupercal