Song of the South
US (1946): Animated/Live Action/Family/Musical/Adventure
Uncle Remus (James Baskett) draws upon his tales of Brer Rabbit to help little Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) deal with his confusion over his parents' separation as well as his new life on the plantation. The tales: The Briar Patch, The Tar Baby and Brer Rabbit's Laughin' Place. Harve Foster directs the live action sequences; Wilfred Jackson directs the cartoons. Cast also includes Ruth Warrick, Luana Patten, Lucile Watson and Hattie McDaniel. Because of its extensive African-American stereotypes, this film is unofficially disowned by the Disney company; it has never been released on video or DVD in the USA. (Disney/RKO Radio) (IMDb)
View James Baskett performing "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" from this film on YouTube.com.
· Music Best Song 1947: "Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah" Allie Wrubel - Music, Ray Gilbert - Lyric
· Special Award 1947: James Baskett "for his able and heart-warming characterization of Uncle Remus, friend and storyteller to the chidren of the world"
· Music Scoring Awards (Scoring of a Musical Picture) 1947: Daniele Amfitheatrof, Paul J. Smith, Charles Wolcott
2 nominations, 1 Award, 1 Special Award