Fun and Fancy Free
1947 · Movie · G · 73 min · ★ 6.3 · 67% critics
This Disney package film strings together two animated stories with a light framing setup. One follows a circus bear who escapes to the woods to figure out life on his own, while the other reimagines a classic beanstalk fairy tale with familiar cartoon heroes facing a larger-than-life challenge.
Also known as Fun and Fancy Free, Featuring Mickey and the Beanstalk
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Details
- Years
- 1947
- Release date
- 1947-09-27
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 73 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 67/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (529 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like vintage Disney anthology movies with songs, simple stories, and a mix of animation and live-action framing, similar to Make Mine Music or Melody Time; Not for you if you want one cohesive, fast-moving feature.
Pros: charming anthology format; catchy songs; classic characters together | Cons: uneven pacing; weak overall cohesion; dated live-action bits
Themes
- circus
- fairy tale
- villain
- love
- bear
- puppetry
- beanstalk
- golden harp
- based on fairy tale
- giant
- ventriloquism
- live action and animation
- +1 more
Cast & crew
Edgar Bergen
as Himself / Charlie McCarthy / Mortimer Snerd
Dinah Shore
as Narrator (voice)
Luana Patten
as Herself
Walt Disney
as Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)
- AG
Anita Gordon
as Singing Harp (voice)
Cliff Edwards
as Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Clarence Nash
as Donald Duck / Cat (voice)
Pinto Colvig
as Goofy (voice) (uncredited)
James MacDonald
as Lumpjaw (voice) (uncredited)
Billy Gilbert
as Willie the Giant (voice)
Directed by William Morgan, Bill Roberts, Jack Kinney +1 more