"Cavalcade of Songs" is an episode of Disneyland.
Synopsis[]
Walt discusses the importance of music in his films, as he mentions important tunes from them, as well as provide emphasis on the music of the then-upcoming Lady and the Tramp.
Featured clips[]
- The Three Little Pigs (This episode shows this cartoon, as part of the explanation of the development of songs and music with a reenactment of the conception of "Who's Afraid of the Big, Bad Wolf?" with Walt and members of his team)
- Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (All of the movie's songs are featured here)
- Song of the South ("Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" is featured)
- Lady and the Tramp (The second half of this episode is comprised of the development of this movie's music and songs)
Cast[]
- Walt Disney - Host
- Erdman Penner
- Pinto Colvig
- Ward Kimball
- John Sibley
- Frank Thomas
- Sonny Burke
- Peggy Lee
- Joe Rinaldi
- Oliver Wallace
- The Mellomen
Crew[]
- Music: Oliver Wallace
- Photography: Charles P. Boyle
- Editor: John O. Young
- Assistant Director: Russ Haverick
- Special Art Work: Ken Anderson, Jay Gould
- Sound Director: C.O. Slyfield
- Sound Engineer: George Lowerre (uncredited)
- Special processes: Ub Iwerks
- Assistant to producer: Danette Herman
Trivia[]
- ABC originally broadcast this episode in black and white. It was first broadcast in color in 1962, to promote the first re-release of Lady and the Tramp that year.
- Portions of this program (those centering on Lady and the Tramp) were included as a bonus on the 1998 CAV LaserDisc, 2006 DVD and 2012 Blu-Ray releases of Lady and the Tramp.
