Melody

Story

Synopsis

An owl teaches his class full of birds about melody. It's all around in nature. Only birds and man can sing; man "sings" even when he speaks. We see a quick survey of the stages of life, as captured by songs: the alphabet song for primary school, Here Comes the Bride, The Old Gray Mare, etc. Some inspirations for song are outlined in song: love, sailing, trains, the West, motherhood, etc., but "we never sing about brains." Finally, an example of how a simple melody can be expanded into a symphony: an elaborate version of the simple tune that opened the lesson

Directors

Ward Kimball, Charles August Nichols

Writers

Dick Huemer

Language

English

Country

United States of America

Release date

28 May 1953

Ensemble

Cast

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  Bill Thompson

  Professor Owl

• Harry Stanton

  Bass Singer in Canoe and Ship