Music Land (1955)

Walt Disney animation animated cartoon musical compilation ("The BIG Parade of MIRTH and MELODY"; "Offering hits re-released from 'Make Mine Music' and 'Melody Time'"; featuring cartoons from the 1946 musical, "Make Mine Music," and the 1948 musical "Melody Time") featuring Donald Duck, Joe Carioca, and other Disney cartoon characters, and also songs by Fred Waring and his Pennsylvanians, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra, Frances Langford, Roy Rogers and Trigger, The Andrews Sisters (Laverne, Maxene, and Patty Andrews), Freddy Martin and his orchestra, Sons of the Pioneers, Jerry Colonna, and Ethel Smith

Animation
Comedy
Music
Fantasy
Family

Top billed cast

Fred WaringOrchestra Leader (archive footage)
Benny GoodmanOrchestra Leader (archive footage)
Frances LangfordSinger (archive footage)
Roy RogersSinger (archive footage)
Freddy MartinOrchestra Leader (archive footage)
Jerry ColonnaNarrator (archive footage)
Ethel SmithOrgan Player (archive footage)
Bob NolanSinger (archive footage)
Laverne AndrewsSinger (archive footage) (uncredited)
Maxene AndrewsSinger (archive footage) (uncredited)

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