So Dear to My Heart
US (1948): Children's/Drama/Animation - Live Action/Musical
A small boy (Bobby Driscoll) becomes emotionally attached to a new born black lamb and decides to enter it in the county fair. Living with his stern Granny (Beulah Bondi) on a farm means there is little money for frivolities, so the youngster goes out and gets the needed funds the old fashioned way... he earned them. Many things conspire to halt the trip to the fair, most brought on by the critter itself. But, of course, the lad and his pet enter the competition. There are lots of songs -- thanks to Burl Ives -- and animation in this dated but still enjoyable film, which also carries a simple but solid message about dealing with life's good and bad times. Harold D. Schuster directed the live action, and Hamilton Luske directed the animated segments. Also features Luana Patten and Harry Carey. Songs include "So Dear to My Heart," "It's Whatcha Do With Whatcha Got," "Billy Boy," "Stick-to-it-ivity," "Jerry Kinkaid Swallowed a Bee," "The County Fair" and the Oscar®-nominated "Lavender Blue (Dilly-Dilly)." (Disney/RKO Radio) (Helpless & Dancer, IMDb)
1 nomination, 1 shared Special Award
· Special Award 1949 - Bobby Driscoll, as the outstanding juvenile actor of 1949 (shared with The Window)
· Music Best Song 1949: "Lavender Blue" Eliot Daniel - Music, Larry Morey - Lyric