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Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom (1953)

"A crash course on the history of Western musical instruments."

6.7/10 0h 10m Nov 10, 1953
Animation

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.

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Movie Details

Original Title Toot, Whistle, Plunk and Boom
Original Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3

Cast

Bill Thompson
Bill Thompson
Professor Owl / Bertie Birdbrain
Popularity: 2.2
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Loulie Jean Norman
Penelope Pinfeather
Popularity: 0.0
Gloria Wood
Gloria Wood
Susy Sparrow
Popularity: 0.8
Thurl Ravenscroft
Thurl Ravenscroft
The Mellomen
Popularity: 0.4

Key Crew

Director Ward Kimball, Charles August Nichols
Producer Walt Disney

Production

Walt Disney Productions
US

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Keywords

adventures in music music history cinemascope short film

Reviews from TMDB

CinemaSerf 7/10
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 star ... Read more

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Based on 76 votes

Details
Release Date November 10, 1953
Runtime 0h 10m
Language EN
Status Released
Popularity 0.3
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