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Symphony Hour

Symphony Hour

19426.80h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Riley Thomson
Produced by Walt Disney
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Top Cast

Walt Disney

Walt Disney

Mickey Mouse (voice) (uncredited)

Billy Bletcher

Billy Bletcher

Pete - Sylvester Macaroni (voice) (uncredited)

Pinto Colvig

Pinto Colvig

Goofy (voice) (uncredited)

F

Florence Gill

Clara Cluck (voice) (uncredited)

Clarence Nash

Clarence Nash

Donald Duck (voice) (uncredited)

J

John McLeish

Radio Announcer (voice) (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

conductorcartoonorchestrarehearsalcartoon mousesymphonyshort film

About Symphony Hour

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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