Rascal of spring

Coquin of spring is the 12th feature film of animation and the 9th " Traditional " studios Disney. Left in 1947 and comprising some catches real sights, it is composed of two means-measurings, Bongo, king of the Circus and Mickey and Magic Bean , presented by Jiminy Cricket.

Bongo, king of the Circus is drawn from a history of Sinclair Lewis. Mickey and the Magic Bean is drawn from the traditional tale Jack and Magic Bean .

Synopsis

In this day of spring, Jiminy Cricket tells you two marvellous stories to divert you.

Bongo, King of the Circus ( Bongo )

Bongo, a bear of circus, dreams to live in the forest with other wild bears. Indeed, it saves train which brings it to another circus. Arrived in forest, it falls in love with a ourse, but it will have to face its rivals to gain the heart of beautiful…

Mickey and the Magic Bean ( Mickey and the Beanstalk )

By a beautiful morning, the enchanted toothing-stone, which is sign of joy and beauty in the valley, is removed by the giant Willie. Mickey, Donald and Dingo then decide to go to carry help in the castle to him of malicious perched on a cloud. For this, they will have to triumph over difficult tests, like climbing over a giant bean!

Data sheet

Title: Rascal of Spring
original Title: Fun and Fancy Free
Realization: Jack Kinney, Bill Roberts and Hamilton Luske (sequences of animation); William Morgan (taken real sights)
Scenario: Homer Brightman, Eldon Dedini, Lance Nolley, Tom Oreb, Harry Reeves and Ted Sears according to Sinclair Lewis ( Bongo )
Directing of the photograph: Charles P. Boyle (taken real sights)
Proceeded technical: Ub Iwerks (taken real sights)
Sound: C.O. Slyfield (supervisory), Harold J. Steck and Robert Cook (recording)
Assembly: Jack Bachom
Consulting Technicolor: Natalie Kalmus, assitée of Morgan Padelford
Design graphic (sequences of animation):

Framing (Layout): Gift Da Gradi, Al Zinnen, Ken O' Connor, Hugh Hennessy, John Hench and Glenn Scott
Decorations: ED Starr, Claude Coats, Art Riley, Brice Mack, Ray Huffine and Ralph Hulett

Animation:

Supervision of animation: Fred Moore, Ward Kimball, John Lounsbery, Wolfgang Reitherman and Clark
Animation of the characters: Hugh Fraser, Phil Duncan, Marc Davis, Harvey Toombs, Hall King, Judge Whitaker, Art Babbitt, Ken O' Brien, Jack Campbell and John Sibley
special Effects: George Rowley and Jack Boyd

Music: Charles Wolcott (supervisory)

Type-setters: Paul J. Smith, Oliver Wallace and Eliot Daniel
Songs: Blessed Benjamin, Buddy Kaye, Noble Ray, George Weiss, William Walsh, Arthur Quenzer and Bobby Worth

Associate producer: Ben Sharpsteen
Production: Walt Disney Pictures
Distribution: RKO Radio operator Pictures
Format: Colors - 1,37:1 - Mono (RCA Sound System)
Lasted: 70 minutes
Comings out date: The United States: September 27th 1947; France: March 29th 1950

Distribution

Original distribution and Voices

Edgar Bergen : Itself/Mortimer Snerd (voice) /Charlie McCarthy (voice)
Luana Patten: Itself
Cliff Edwards: Jiminy Cricket (voice)
Walt Disney: Mickey Mouse (voice)
Clarence Nash: Donald Duck (voice)
Pinto Colvig: Goofy Goof (Nutcase) (voice)
Billy Gilbert: Willie the Giant (voice)
Anita Gordon: Singing Harp (the magic Toothing-stone) (voice)
Dinah Shore: Narrator ( Bongo )
The Starlighters: Singers
The Kings Men: Singers
The Dinning Sisters: Singers

French voices

the 1st doubling

August 1st

the 2nd doubling (1998)

Roger Carel: Jiminy Cricket/Edgar Bergen and its puppets
Kelly Marot: Luana
Marie Ruggieri: Narrator and Singer ( Bongo )
Jean-François Kopf: Mickey Mouse
Sylvain Caruso: Donald Duck
Gerard Rinaldi: Nutcase
Richard Darbois: Willie the Giant
Benedicte Lécroart: Magic toothing-stone

Songs of Film

Fun And Fancy Free ( Rascal of Spring )
Fairy Fi Fo Fum - Willie the giant
I' m has Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow ( Farandole and Fantaisie ) - Jiminy Cricket
My Favorite Dream
My, What has Happy Day - Toothing-stone Magic
The King' S men

Exits cinema

September 27th 1947 - the United States
December 16th, 1948 - Mexico
May 14th, 1949 - Denmark
March 29th, 1950 - France
May 15th, 1950 - Sweden
February 22nd, 1952 - Italy
December 19th, 1952 - Finland
August 9th, 1954 - Japan
the film is arisen later, but is cut in two means-measurings

Videos out

1993 - VHS of Mickey and the Magic Bean
1993 - VHS of Bongo, King of the Circus
Spring 1998 - VHS and Laserdisc
October 2003 - DVD

Did you know?

Coquin of spring is the first feature film to bring together the three larger heroes of Disney: Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck and Nutcase.
Jiminy Cricket and Willie the Giant appear in the segment in real catches of sight; the two animated characters were added by special effects.
Bongo, King of the Circus and Mickey and Magic Bean were planned to be two drawing-animated independent, but the Second world war changed all the plans.
When the film arose in the years 1960, the intake real of sight was removed and replaced by an introduction and a narration of Donald Dingue ( Ludwig Von Drake ).
the song I' m has Happy-Go-Lucky Fellow ( Fantaisie and Farandole ) was envisaged at the origin for Pinocchio , but it was not preserved.
Mickey and the Magic Bean is the last film where double Walt Disney the voice of Mickey.
In the beginning, Bongo was to belong to the same circus as Dumbo.
Edgar Bergen, ventriloque which became famous thanks to the radio (!), is the father of the actress Candice Bergen.
the segment Mickey and the Magic Bean is evoked in the sector of Fantasyland of the park Disneyland Paris (France)

Titrate in various languages

German: Fröhlich, Frei, Spaß dabei
English: Fun and Fancy Free
Spanish: Las Ventured of Bongo there Mickey there tired Judías Mágicas (Spain) and Diversion there Fantasia (Latin America)
Finnois: Pennitön ja Suruton
French: Rascal of Italian Spring
: Bongo E I Tre Avventurrieri
Dutch: Vrij in Vrolijk , it video which contains only Mickey and the Magic Bean calls: Mickey in bonenstaak
Swedish: Pank och fågelfri (Also Bongo och Drove och bönstjälken )

External bonds

Rascal of spring in Internet Movie Database
Rascal of spring in Ultimate Disney

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