Top billed cast

1. 

   Bill Thompson

   Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain

2. 

   Loulie Jean Norman

   Penelope Pinfeather

3. 

   Gloria Wood

   Susy Sparrow

4. 

   Thurl Ravenscroft

   The Mellomen

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2025-01-27

It's the professorial owl who is teaching his class all about musical instruments. It's manna from heaven for an animator as the entertainingly crafted lyrical narration (complete with slightly annoying singing) takes us all on a very basic lesson in musical onomatopoeia! It was the cavemen who started, rather monotonically, with a dead cow's horn. Next, for the Egyptians it's a different kind of "King Toot" who wants something altogether more sophisticated. Trumpets, dear reader. What happens when trumpets get beaten up; the curvy bits and varying lengths give it flexibility and huzzah, the h...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$0.00

Keywords

• adventures in music
• music history
• short film