Saludos Amigos Overview:

Saludos Amigos (1942) was a Animation - Family Film directed by Bill Roberts and Jack Kinney and produced by Walt Disney.

Academy Awards 1943 --- Ceremony Number 16 (source: AMPAS)

AwardRecipientResult
Best Music - ScoringCharles Wolcott, Edward H. Plumb, Paul J. SmithNominated
Best Music - SongMusic by Charles Wolcott; Lyrics by Ned WashingtonNominated
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Saludos Amigos (1942)

By Kristen on Nov 3, 2012 From Journeys in Classic Film

Halloween has come and gone and we’re back on our weekend schedule; starting with a return to the Disney Vault! ?We last left Disney at Bambi (although I did post up the Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad early for Halloween). ?We’re entering into Disney’s period of short “pa... Read full article


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[Donald is struggling to cross a very high and very rickety suspension bridge on a llama]
Narrator: The traveler should be cautioned against any reckless behavior at this high altitude. Overexertion is dangerous. And above all, one should never lose one's temper.
Donald Duck: Shut up, you big windbag!


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The "Pedro" segment "inspired" the Chilean cartoonist René Ríos Boettiger ("Pepo") to create, in 1949, his most famous character: "Condorito", which became one of the most popular comic strip characters around the world.
The footage of the team boarding the plane was staged after the trip when the decision was made to use home-movie footage as linking material. Disney realized they had no footage of the real boarding, so everyone dressed in the same outfits they left with and shot footage of them leaving the studio and going into the plane.
At 42 minutes, this is the shortest Disney "feature" to date.
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