
The Hollywood Bowl(1950)
Tom is conducting a symphony at the Hollywood Bowl when Jerry comes out to co-conduct.


Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.

Walt Disney
Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher
Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig
Goofy (voice) (uncredited)
Florence Gill
Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

Clarence Nash
Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)
John McLeish
Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Symphony Hour is a animation, comedy, music film released in 1942 exploring themes of conductor, cartoon, orchestra, rehearsal, cartoon mouse, symphony. Directed by Riley Thomson, it stars Walt Disney, Billy Bletcher, Pinto Colvig. Mickey guest-directs a radio orchestra. The sponsor loves the rehearsal, but come the actual performance, Goofy drops all the instruments under an elevator, so they sound like toys. The sponsor hates it, but the audience loves it anyway.
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