A girl named Slue

Melody Time (1948)

Rated: G

Runtime: 75 minutes

Princess/Heroine: horse/squirrel/bird, Slue-Foot Sue

Prince/Hero: Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot, Pecos Bill

Sidekicks: Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, Widowmaker

Villain: none

Music: “Blame it on the Samba”, “Blue Shadows on the Trail”, “Bumble Boogie”, “Little Toot”, “Lord is Good to Me”, “Melody Time”, “Once Upon a Wintertime”, “Pecos Bill”, “Trees”

Rating—out of 5 Mickey Mouse ears: 3 ½ ears. 1 for horse/squirrel/bird/Slue-Foot Sue, 1 for Johnny Appleseed/Little Toot/Pecos Bill, ½ for Widowmaker, 1 for the music.

This movie is another collection of shorts. I am enjoying them, but I miss the full length movies. The female horse/squirrel/bird were the heroines of the film and Slue-Foot Sue was good as well. Johnny Appleseed, Little Toot, and Pecos Bill were heroes in their own way. Donald Duck, Jose Carioca, and Widowmaker as sidekicks did their job. Unfortunately, no villain. The music has something for everyone; “Bumble Boogie” was a lot of fun, “Little Toot” made me laugh, “Once Upon a Wintertime” was pretty.

Me. Need. Princesses. And villains. Once Upon a Wintertime might make the Christmas rotation. Bumble Boogie is crazy and Little Toot is cute. In all honesty all these “collections” are starting to jumble together. This movie will probably follow the others out of the bracket early. Only one left to watch and it is one of my favorites ... so onward to Sleepy Hollow!