Song of the South (1946) |
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| Director(s) | Harve Foster, Wilfred Jackson |
| Producer(s) | Walt Disney, Perce Pearce |
| Top Genres | Animation, Family, Film Adaptation, Musical |
| Top Topics | Animals, Book-Based, Disney |
Featured Cast of Song of the South See More »
Ruth Warrick(as Sally)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
Ruth Warrick
(as Sally)
Bobby Driscoll(as Johnny)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
Bobby Driscoll
(as Johnny)
James Baskett(as Uncle Remus / Br'er Fox)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
James Baskett
(as Uncle Remus / Br'er Fo...)
Lucile Watson(as Grandmother)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
Lucile Watson
(as Grandmother)
Hattie McDaniel(as Aunt Tempy)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
Hattie McDaniel
(as Aunt Tempy)
Mary Field(as Mrs. Favers)
Song of the South
Released
1946
Song of the South
Released
1946
Mary Field
(as Mrs. Favers)
Song of the South Overview:
Song of the South (1946) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson and produced by Walt Disney and Perce Pearce.
Academy Awards 1947 --- Ceremony Number 20 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Music - Scoring | Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith, Charles Wolcott | Nominated |
| Best Music - Song | Music by Allie Wrubel; Lyrics by Ray Gilbert | Won |
| Special Award | To James Baskett for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and story teller to the children of the world in Walt Disney's Song of the South. | Won |
Song of the South BlogHub Articles:
Contrary to Popular Opinion Blogathon: Song of the South (1946)
Is This Really Contrary to Popular Opinion, or Why Choose Song of the South In the course of this brief examination of Song of the South I hope that the only mea culpa I have to write is about the fact that my enjoying this film is not a minority view. Usually, when I’ve seen discussion about the ... Read full article
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Song of the South Quotes:
Uncle Remus:
You can't run away from trouble. There ain't no place that far.
Johnny:
Where's Brer Rabbit's Briar Patch?
Uncle Remus: Where? Well, now, lemme see. That I can't exactly say, 'cause I ain't been keepin' close track as I used to.
Uncle Remus: Where? Well, now, lemme see. That I can't exactly say, 'cause I ain't been keepin' close track as I used to.
Uncle Remus:
[singing] Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay / My, oh, my what a wonderful day / Plenty of sunshine heading my way / Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay / Mr. Bluebird's on my shoulder / It's the truth, it's actual / Everything is satisfactual / Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay / Wonderful feeling, wonderful day.
Johnny:
I wish I had a Laughing Place.
Ginny: Me, too.
Uncle Remus: What makes you think you ain't? Course you got a Laughing Place.
Johnny: Really, Uncle Remus?
Ginny: Really?
Uncle Remus: Everybody's got one. The trouble is, most folks won't take time to go look for it.
Johnny, Ginny: Where's mine?
Uncle Remus: Well, now, that I can't exactly say. 'Cause where 'tis for one mightn't be where 'tis for another.
Johnny: Come on, Ginny. Let's start looking.
Ginny: Me, too.
Uncle Remus: What makes you think you ain't? Course you got a Laughing Place.
Johnny: Really, Uncle Remus?
Ginny: Really?
Uncle Remus: Everybody's got one. The trouble is, most folks won't take time to go look for it.
Johnny, Ginny: Where's mine?
Uncle Remus: Well, now, that I can't exactly say. 'Cause where 'tis for one mightn't be where 'tis for another.
Johnny: Come on, Ginny. Let's start looking.
[first lines]
Uncle Remus: There's other ways o' learnin' 'bout the behind feet of a mule than gettin' kicked by 'em, sure as I'm named Remus. And just 'cause these here tales is 'bout critters like Br'er Rabbit an' Br'er Fox, that don't mean they ain't the same like can happen to folks! So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned for listenin'.
See More Quotes from Song of the SouthUncle Remus: There's other ways o' learnin' 'bout the behind feet of a mule than gettin' kicked by 'em, sure as I'm named Remus. And just 'cause these here tales is 'bout critters like Br'er Rabbit an' Br'er Fox, that don't mean they ain't the same like can happen to folks! So them who can't learn from a tale about critters, just ain't got the ears tuned for listenin'.
Song of the South Facts
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Contrary to misconception, the film takes place after the U.S. Civil War, during the period known as, "Reconstruction".
James Baskett's last movie.
According to James Snead's book, "White screens/black images", p. 93: "At the film's New York premiere in Times Square, dozens of black and white pickets chanted, 'We fought for Uncle Sam, not Uncle Tom,' while the NAACP called for a total boycott of the film, and the National Negro Congress called on black people to 'run the picture out of the area.'"
Not only did James Baskett play Uncle Remus, but after Johnny Lee was called away to do promotion for the picture, he also played Brer Rabbit for the "Laughing Place" scene and sang the "Laughing Place" song, as well as the butterfly he originally auditioned to play.
On May 8, 2007, the Los Angeles Urban Policy Roundtable, which includes representatives from the Los Angeles Civil Rights Assn., the NAACP National Board, and the Youth Advocacy Coalition, sent out a press release denouncing Disney's contemplation to re-release Song of the South.