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"A Pluto Cartoon"
Synopsis
- Pluto loves to sing, but no one, not even the radio will sing along with him. But success comes when he finds that his tail makes an excellent phonograph needle.
Characters
Credits
- Director : Charles Nichols
- Animation
- Story
- Music : Oliver Wallace
- Layout : Karl Karpè
- Background : Art Landy
- Vocalist (Pluto's "singing" at end of short) : John Woodbury
Awards
- Nominated for Academy Award (Short Subject - Cartoons)
Videos
- United States
- Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck Cartoon Collections Volume 2
- Cartoon Classics : Second Series : Volume 10 : Starring Pluto and Fifi
- Germany
- France
- Italy
Laserdiscs
- United States
- Japan
DVD
- Region 1 : United States
- Cartoon Classic Favorites : Extreme Music Fun
- Disney Treasures : The Complete Pluto : Volume 2
Television
- Walt Disney Presents : At Home with Donald Duck
- The Ink and Paint Club : #12 : The Many Loves of Pluto
- Donald's Quack Attack : Episode #29
Technical Specifications
- Color Type : Technicolor
- Animation type : Standard
- Sound mix : Mono
- Aspect ration : 1.37 : 1
- Negative format : 35mm
- Print format : 35mm
- Cinematographic process : Spherical
- Original language : English
Released by RKO Radio Pictures, Inc.
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The song "You Belong To My Heart" which Pluto "sings" at the end was originally written and used in the feature film "The Three Caballeros."
From Ryan : When I first saw this short as a kid, I thought Pluto was actually singing. I later found out that it was just the record and that Pluto was just mouthing the words. Yet, Pluto has spoken in at least two shorts. There is the usually censored scene in "Mickey Steps Out" where Pluto shouts "Mammy!" after popping out of the pot-bellied stove and there is "The Moose Hunt" where he says "Kiss me!" So I guess it wouldn't surprise me if he did speak in this short.
From Baruch Weiss : I think that this short is OK.
From Denise Santschi : The background was drawn by my late grandfather, Art Landy. Growing up with Pluto was a godsend to all those less then perfect people in the world. He makes me laugh because he has a heart of gold .
From Michelle I. : This never was one of my favorite Pluto cartoons, but it's certainly not bad. The end is quite funny.
From Grace : That was the sweetest Pluto cartoon ever! It really made me dream every single night that my idol Mickey singing " You Belong To My Heart" to me and dressed as the god of the sun.
From Gabe Bennett : Trivia: the name of the bouncy song that is heard when Pluto first figures out he can use his tail as phonograph needle in the music store is called "Escravos de Jo" ("Slaves of Job"). From what I've been able to find out about it, it's a traditional Brazillian melody.
From Dino Cencia : I loved the part when Pluto was singing at the end lip-syncing the words of the song. His tail becomes a record player needle. "You Belong To My Heart" is a great love song for Pluto's sweethearts. I give this cartoon a 600.
From Mike : I always liked this cartoon. I really liked it for the song at the end but I always wondered who that singer was.
From Bryan Hensley : Some of the music in this short was from Disney works earlier in the 40's; The Three Caballeros and South of The Border With Walt Disney. When Pluto listened to the radio in front of a music shop, the music playing from the radio was background music from the South of The Border documentary! Near the end, the song "You Belong To My Heart" was from The Three Caballeros! I bet this short inspired what Experiment 626 (Stitch) would do with record-players. Pluto's tail is a good record needle as well as Stitch's index fingers! Both of them had music coming from their mouths like a stereo system! Pluto never actually speaks or sings like a human in this short; he just lip-sync's really well! I hope you enjoy this wonderful Oscar-nominated short that's somehow from south of the border!
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