Make Mine Music is a collection of animated musical segments, each with its own unique story and style. From a hillbilly feud to a love-struck couple, the film takes viewers on a journey through various musical genres and settings.
Loosely based on a '50's movie of the same name, it tells the story of two young orphan boys who travel by themselves from the Old country to join their father's family in Canada. There they encounter their stern disciplinarian grandfather who has alienated himself from some of his neighbors. There is particularly no love lost between the grandfather and his Dutch neighbors, who he generalizes as being responsible for his son's death in the Boor War. A side product of this animosity is that it is keeping apart the boy's aunt and her Dutch doctor suitor. The two boys change everything though when they find a young baby on the beach...
Swans, peacocks, ducks, and more birds dance.
Farmyard Symphony is a lighthearted animated comedy that takes place on a farm, showcasing the antics and misadventures of various animals. The film features a henhouse, a rooster, a water mill, a trough, sheep, a pig and piglet, a lamb, a horse, a hen, a goose, a foal, a donkey, a cow, a chick, a calf, a bull, birds and a birdhouse, all brought to life through anthropomorphism. The story is accompanied by the famous William Tell Overture, creating a lively and entertaining experience for viewers. The film is part of Disney's Silly Symphony series, showcasing their trademark whimsical and creative style.
In 'The Gorilla Mystery', Mickey and Minnie Mouse find themselves trapped in an attic with an animated gorilla. They must find a way to escape and outsmart the gorilla before it's too late.
The fox convinces the duck that the sky is falling, and the duck tells the hen, and both of them tell the pig, and the three of them tell the King and, the next thing anyone knows is that the whole kingdom is twatting and twittering over the upcoming catastrophe, with the exception of the one who started the rumor. But Mighty Mouse flies in, with a song on his lips, and sets matters straight.
The War Bride is a story set during World War II, where a young woman named Lily, a war bride, leaves her home in Canada to join her new husband, Charlie, in London, England. Lily must navigate the challenges of a new culture and the impact of the war while trying to build a life with Charlie. The film explores themes of love, sacrifice, and the resilience of the human spirit.
In 'Swooner Crooner,' Porky Pig is a farmer who suddenly becomes a famous singer after a bird swoons over his voice. Chaos ensues as the bird tries to help Porky reach stardom while laying eggs, and the two get caught up in an assembly line at a defense plant. This Merrie Melodies cartoon is a humorous spoof of famous crooners like Al Jolson, Bing Crosby, and Frank Sinatra, with plenty of slapstick comedy and surreal moments.
In 'A Broken Leghorn,' a rooster named Foghorn Leghorn has a broken leg and must navigate through traffic to avoid getting hit by cars. Along the way, he encounters various obstacles such as dynamite, traps, and even a landmine. Despite his injury, Foghorn Leghorn remains determined to survive and make it back to the safety of his henhouse. Will he be able to outsmart the vehicles and reach his destination unscathed?
Porky Pig works hard on his farm all year. On a neighboring farm, a bear lazes around and allows his animals to be idle. The winter comes, and he has nothing to eat.
Granny is Tweety Bird's mistress on a farm. She assigns a bulldog named Hector to take care of Tweety while she's away. Sylvester Cat disguises himself as a scarecrow to sneak up on Tweety. Tweety runs into a chicken coop and is protected by a mother hen and an aggressive rooster. Hector, seeing that Tweety is gone and fearing Granny's wrath, paints Sylvester yellow and puts him in Tweety's cage to fool Granny. Tweety returns and makes like a cat since turnabout is fair play.
The other hens make fun of Miss Prissy, who still has not found a husband. Prissy sets out, rolling pin in hand, to find one, and she comes upon confirmed bachelor Foghorn Leghorn in the midst of his feud with the barnyard dog. The dog helps Prissy take Foghorn as her mate by knocking him out and stuffing him in a picnic basket!
Foundling Beaky Buzzard is adopted by a couple of polite, English sparrows, named Monte and Gwendlyn. When Monte tries to teach lame-brained Beaky to catch a chicken, Beaky's ineptitude results in Monte being repeatedly struck with a mallet and caught in a grenade explosion.
On Porky Pig's farm, Miss Prissy, a slow-witted hen, has never laid an egg. So, one of her fellow hens paints Prissy's name on an egg and places it in Prissy's nest. Prissy believes she laid the egg and proudly refuses to let Porky have it to give to a market's truck. Porky takes the egg from her and gives it to the driver of the truck. Prissy follows the truck to a nearby city, determined to regain her egg.
A hen's chicks hatch, but one of them is actually an ostrich. She treats it as her own, but the ostrich keeps getting into trouble.
In this Barney Bear animated short, Barney is plagued by crows.
Foghorn Leghorn's dominance over the chicken coop is threatened by a younger, sexier rooster.
A Tennessee boy (Bob Burns) returns from the big city, runs for mayor and puts his musical kin on the radio.
Little Virgil lives in a henhouse with his best friend Oscar, a one-legged rooster. Virgil's worst enemy is Orla, the local bully-boy. When a circus comes to town, Virgil hires on as the Human Cannonball's apprentice. The role is a perfect fit, and ugly, evil Orla finally gets his comeuppance.