Melody Time
RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: May 27, 1948 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
69
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Generally favorable reviews based on 7 Critic Reviews
Positive:
5
Mixed:
2
Negative:
0
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83
The A.V. ClubKeith Phipps
Though not the masterpiece Disney's marketing would indicate, it is a charming, imaginative anthology of cartoon shorts set to music by the likes of such '40s favorites as Roy Rogers and The Andrews Sisters. Read full review
75
TV Guide MagazineStaff (Not Credited)
Essentially a compendium of unrelated shorts, the delightful Melody Time incorporates visual styles as varied as the subjects of its segments. Read full review
75
Chicago TribuneDonald Liebenson
Melody Time delivers on its promise of rhythm and romance, reason and rhyme, something ridiculous, something sublime. [11 Jun 1998, p.10C]
75
USA TodayMike Clark
Modest yet pleasing musical pastiches that typified post-war Disney. [05 Jun 1998, p.6E]
63
Chicago Sun-TimesSusy Schultz
While this is not perhaps the best of Disney, neither is it the worst. It is probably perfect for smaller people, ages 4 through 7. [05 Jun 1998, p.20]
60
The New York TimesBosley Crowther
Walt Disney has let his animators and his color magicians have free rein in his latest cartoon package-picture, Melody Time. And again, as in Make Mine Music! he has come up with a gaudy grab-bag show in which a couple of items are delightful and the rest are just adequate fillers-in. Read full review
60
TimeStaff (Not Credited)
The straight technical expertism is still one of the wonders of the movie world. Read full review
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