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[[File:Musicland.jpg|thumb|215px|The poster for the film.]]
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''Music Land ''was a package feature produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1955.
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Following Howard Hughes' takeover of RKO, Walt Disney was very worried about the future prospects of the studio. He did not trust Hughes to make the right decisions with the distribution of his films and wanted to sever ties immediately. However, Disney was still contractually obligated to deliver one more film to RKO after the release of ''Peter Pan ''in 1953.
''Music Land'' was an anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1955.<ref>[http://disney.wikia.com/wiki/Music_Land_(film) Disney Wikia article.] Retrieved 25 Mar '16.</ref> Walt Disney was very worried about the future prospects of RKO studies following Howard Hughes' in the early 50's. He did not trust Hughes to make the right decisions with the distribution of his films and wanted to sever ties immediately. However, he was still contractually obligated to deliver one more film to RKO after the release of ''Peter Pan'' in 1953.


To fulfil that contract, Disney re-edited segments from ''Make Mine Music'' and ''Melody Time ''together. The shorts were the same (and the full version of those films are still in circulation today) but the film featured a new intro, new transitions between the shorts, and a new ending. Although rushed, it counted as a feature film and fulfilled Disney's contract with RKO. Walt Disney would go on to use the Buena Vista Film Distribution company to distribute his films. Although that brand has been mostly retired, Buena Vista is still occasionally used for Disney's DVD releases.
To fulfill that contract, Disney re-edited segments from ''Make Mine Music'' (1946) and ''Melody Time '' (1948), two collections of short musical animated films, together. The film's content is available elsewhere, except the newer film's intro, transitions, and ending. Although rushed, it counted as a feature film and fulfilled Disney's contract with RKO.


''Music Land'' was never shown after its release outside of a special showing at the National Film Theater as a tribute to Walt Disney. It has never been made available on home video and was officially removed from the Disney canon in 1985. Very little information about the film can be found online today, although lobby cards and advertisement material is available.
''Music Land'' was never shown after its release outside of a special showing at the National Film Theater as a tribute to Walt Disney. It has never been made available on home video and was officially removed from the Disney canon in 1985. Very little information about the film can be found online today, although lobby cards and advertisement material is available.


==Gallery==
Two lobby cards displaying film stills:
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==References==
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Revision as of 20:56, 25 March 2016

Musicland.jpg

The poster for the film.

Status: Lost


Music Land was an anthology film produced by Walt Disney Productions in 1955.[1] Walt Disney was very worried about the future prospects of RKO studies following Howard Hughes' in the early 50's. He did not trust Hughes to make the right decisions with the distribution of his films and wanted to sever ties immediately. However, he was still contractually obligated to deliver one more film to RKO after the release of Peter Pan in 1953.

To fulfill that contract, Disney re-edited segments from Make Mine Music (1946) and Melody Time (1948), two collections of short musical animated films, together. The film's content is available elsewhere, except the newer film's intro, transitions, and ending. Although rushed, it counted as a feature film and fulfilled Disney's contract with RKO.

Music Land was never shown after its release outside of a special showing at the National Film Theater as a tribute to Walt Disney. It has never been made available on home video and was officially removed from the Disney canon in 1985. Very little information about the film can be found online today, although lobby cards and advertisement material is available.

Gallery

Two lobby cards displaying film stills:

References

  1. Disney Wikia article. Retrieved 25 Mar '16.