Merchandise

Merchandise Shoppers are so accustomed to seeing the wide variety of Disney merchandise on store shelves today that it is hard to imagine a time before you could buy a Mickey Mouse doll, book, toothbrush, or pair of bedroom slippers. Actually, it all started by chance back in 1929. Walt Disney was walking through a …

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Merbabies (film)

Merbabies (film) Silly Symphony cartoon; released on December 9, 1938. Actually produced for Disney by Harman-Ising Studios, directed by Rudolf Ising and supervised for the Walt Disney Studio by Ben Sharpsteen, Dave Hand, Otto Englander, and Walt Disney. The workload at the Disney Studio was getting out of hand, so Walt decided to help his …

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Menjou, Adolphe

Menjou, Adolphe (1890-1963) Actor; appeared in Pollyanna (Mr. Pendergast).

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Mello Men

Mello Men  Singing group that provided vocals in many Disney films and theme park attractions. Consisted of Bill Lee, Max Smith, Bob Stevens, and Thurl Ravenscroft. They are shown recording the voices of the dogs in the dog pound for Lady and the Tramp in the television show Cavalcade of Songs. Sometimes spelled The Mellomen …

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Menace on the Mountain (television)

Menace on the Mountain (television) Two-part television show; aired on March 1 and 8, 1970. Directed by Vincent McEveety. A boy struggles to take care of his family during the Civil War, after his father joins the Confederate Army. To help pay the taxes, he captures a mountain lion for the bounty, angering another man …

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Men Against the Arctic

Men Against the Arctic (film)

Men Against the Arctic (film) People and Places featurette; released on December 21, 1955. Directed by Winston Hibler. Academy Award winner. 30 min. The film shows how icebreakers, specially constructed ships built by the U.S. Coast Guard, to make their way through heavy Arctic icepacks. They maneuver with the aid of helicopters in their effort …

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Melody Time

Melody Time (film)

Melody Time (film) An animation/live-action feature consisting of seven sequences: (1) Once Upon a Wintertime, sung by Frances Langford, tells of a winter romance by both human and bunny couples sleighing and skating in the 1800s; (2) Bumble Boogie, played by Freddy Martin and his orchestra, is a fantasy of a bee’s nightmare; (3) Johnny …

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