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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom( 1953)

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A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments.

Overview

Professor Owl gives a lecture on the evolution of Western musical instruments, starting with the advent of rudimentary brass, woodwind, string and percussion instruments by ancient cave dwellers at the dawn of history.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Bill Thompson

      Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain

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      Loulie Jean Norman

      Penelope Pinfeather

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      Gloria Wood

      Susy Sparrow

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      Thurl Ravenscroft

      The Mellomen

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jan 27 2025
    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 ho...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • adventures in music
    • music history
    • cinemascope
    • short film