So Dear to My Heart facts for kids
Quick facts for kids So Dear to My Heart |
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| Directed by | Harold D. Schuster Hamilton Luske |
| Produced by | Walt Disney Perce Pearce |
| Written by | Ken Anderson John Tucker Battle Marc Davis Bill Peet Maurice Rapf Ted Sears |
| Starring | Bobby Driscoll Luana Patten Beulah Bondi Burl Ives |
| Music by | Paul Smith |
| Cinematography | Winton C. Hoch |
| Editing by | Lloyd L. Richardson Thomas Scott |
| Studio | Walt Disney Productions |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures, Inc. |
| Release date(s) | November 29, 1948 (Chicago, Illinois) January 19, 1949 (Indianapolis, Indiana) |
| Running time | 82 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $1.5 million |
| Money made | $3.7 million (U.S. rental) $575,000 (foreign rental) |
So Dear to My Heart is a movie from 1948 made by Walt Disney. It's special because it mixes real actors with cartoon parts. RKO Pictures released the film. It first showed in Chicago, Illinois, on November 29, 1948.
The movie is based on a book called Midnight and Jeremiah by Sterling North. This story was very special to Walt Disney himself. It reminded him of his own childhood growing up on a farm in the American Midwest. He once said that the movie showed the life he and his brother had when they were kids in Missouri.
Walt Disney first wanted this to be a movie with only real actors. But the company that released his movies, RKO, thought that people expected cartoons when they saw "Disney." So, they decided to combine both live-action and animation.
This film was the last movie for actor Harry Carey.
Story of the Film
The movie takes place in Indiana in the year 1903. It tells the story of a boy named Jeremiah Kincaid (Bobby Driscoll). Jeremiah finds a black lamb that its mother has rejected. He decides to take care of it.
Jeremiah names the lamb Danny, after a famous racehorse named Dan Patch. Danny the lamb is also shown in the movie. Jeremiah dreams of showing Danny at the Pike County Fair. But his loving, but strict, grandmother, Granny (Beulah Bondi), doesn't think it's a good idea.
Jeremiah's friend and uncle, Uncle Hiram (Burl Ives), helps him. Jeremiah gets ideas from animated pictures and stories, and he keeps trying to reach his goal.
Meet the Cast
Here are some of the main actors who played characters in the movie:
- Bobby Driscoll as Jeremiah "Jerry" Kincaid
- Luana Patten as Tildy
- Burl Ives as Uncle Hiram Douglas
- Beulah Bondi as Granny Kincaid
- Harry Carey as Head Judge at County Fair
- Raymond Bond as Pete Grundy, the Storekeeper
- Walter Soderling as Grampa Meeker
- Matt Willis as Mr. Burns, the Horse Trainer
- Spelman B. Collins as Judge
- Bob Haymes as Singer Bob Haymes
Voice Actors
Some actors also lent their voices to the animated parts or for narration:
- John Beal as the grown-up Jeremiah, who also tells the story
- Ken Carson as The Owl
- Bob Stanton as Danny (the lamb)
- Marion Darlington made whistling sounds
- Clarence Nash made vocal sound effects
- The Rhythmaires as a vocal group and the Bluebirds
Awards and Special Mentions
The movie was recognized for its music and acting:
- The song "Lavender Blue" from the film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Original Song. This song was sung by Burl Ives. However, it lost to "Baby, It's Cold Outside" from another movie called Neptune's Daughter.
- Bobby Driscoll received a special Juvenile Award from the Academy. This award honored him as the "outstanding juvenile actor of 1949." He also acted in another movie called The Window that year.
The film is also recognized by the American Film Institute in this list:
- 2004: AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs:
- "Lavender Blue" – Nominated
See also
In Spanish: So Dear to My Heart para niños
